God has a structure for His church.  The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is the leader, or “head of the church” (Ephesians 5:23), and has given His church a mission:

Gashland EPC, as part of His church, seeks to carry out this mission in the unique place and time He has placed us. The following structure falls under the leadership of Jesus Christ Himself:

God gives further direction to His leadership structure through an office in the church known as “Elder.” The elders together create a team called “The Session.” The Session is responsible for the primary leadership and oversight of the church. In the Bible, elders are specifically responsible for two items, 1) ministry of the word and 2) prayer.

There are four ministry teams that seek to oversee the ministry of the word. Those teams form the acronym, W.O.R.D., which stands for Worship, Outreach, Relationships, Discipleship. There is a fifth team, the Coordinating Team, that oversees other duties assigned to the elders by our denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, or EPC.

For more specific information on each team and their respective leaders, click on the team title below.

In the book of Acts, the office of Deacon (Acts 6) falls under the umbrella of leadership of the Session.  The Deacons are an office of service, and seek to manage the material items of the church as well as help in the areas of mercy and benevolence within the church and the surrounding community. The four teams listed below oversee these aspects of ministry.  Finance and Property oversee the material items of the church, while Mercy and Helps serve and meet other needs.