News

Out of an abundance of caution, the Sunday morning worship service for August 29th will be moved to an online only service. The doors of the church will be closed to the public and only essential AV and livestream staff will be permitted inside. Several of our members have received positive covid tests over the past week and we want to ensure our worship service does not become a venue for the illness to spread. Further updates will be posted here.

Please join us at 10:15 on Facebook live.

Join us for our 2021 summer revival with Rev. Nate Williamson, July 11-14. This is our annual event where we set time apart as the Body of Christ to allow the Holy Spirit to refresh, renew, and revive. Nursery care (0-3 yrs) will be available each evening by our wonderful volunteers! Bring your family and friends for this exciting time of seeking God together as the body of Christ!

This is the Way

So you have decided to follow Jesus. Great! But what does that really mean for a Christian in 2021? Our world seems to be spinning out of control as 2020 has left us broken from our normal patterns and grasping for control. In order to move forward, we need to look back to when the church was first established.

Please join us for a 5-message revival series entitled “This is the Way.” As we look at the book of Acts, we shall see how the early church reveals to the current church where to go. Learn how a daily walk with Jesus is the only answer to true peace, hope, joy, and purpose no matter the circumstances, political climate, or culture.

Schedule of Events

About Our Speaker

Reverend Nate Williamson was born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his bachelors degree from Asbury University in Media Communications. He also holds a Masters of Divinity from Wesley Biblical Seminary. He is an ordained elder in the EMC. Pastor Nate was a youth pastor for seven years at Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church, North Carolina before returning to West Virginia as the associate pastor at Kingdom EMC from 2009 to 2012. He became senior pastor at Covenant EMC in December, 2012. He is the son of Dr. Edward and Loretta Williamson who founded Covenant EMC and Covenant Christian School. He is married to Leah Williamson and is the father of five children: Emma, Samantha, Ava, Hannah, and Judah. He has a passion for the study of Scripture, the reality of the new life through Christ, and getting people to see things from an eternal perspective.

Register Online!

Description: We are so excited that VBS is returning to EMC this summer! Our VBS theme this year is “Rocky Railway – Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through”. Kids will explore Jesus’ power and how we can trust Jesus to pull us through when life feels like a valley or a mountaintop.

Location: Evangelical Methodist Church, 820 Old Okisko Rd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Dates: July 26-29, 2021 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM). Includes a special event on Thursday evening!

Cost: FREE

Contact: Chelsea Wortman (cwortman@ecityemc.org)

Children ages 3 (and potty trained) through rising 6th graders are welcome to attend!

EMC Family,

The ministry team has been prayerfully thinking through how to respond to the current events in our city and region. We are seeking Jesus and asking him to show us who we are to be and what we are to do as a church during what is a defining moment in our community’s history. We are compelled to play a role of some kind and not remain passive spectators. There is great opportunity to share Christ with our community here that we don’t want to miss. While we are still prayerfully seeking guidance and wisdom from the Lord, a few things have already become clear. Please take a moment to read everything below:

• Due to the combination of a county-wide curfew, increasing difficulty traveling on many of our major roadways, and the ongoing impact of COVID on key staff and volunteers, we have decided to cancel all activities held at the church this evening. You are invited to join me on Facebook Live at 7pm for a time of communal prayer. (Here is an alternative link for those without access to Facebook.)
• Due to the high likelihood that all of these factors will remain ongoing into the weekend and foreseeable future, we have decided to postpone our Spring revival to our fallback date in July. Huge kudos to Pastor Nate Williamson for his unrelenting grace and flexibility in what is now a second cancelled or postponed revival invitation. He is a picture of God’s heart to me and has pledged that his church’s intercessory team will be carrying our needs to the Lord as we navigate these difficult days.
• With this adjustment to our immediate schedule, we will as a church have the freedom to pivot and make Sunday a time of prayer emphasis. In addition, we are exploring tangible ways that we can take action as a church going forward to be salt and light that offers Jesus.

Will you join us in praying for the Lord’s wisdom and discernment in all of this? We have been through a lot as a church in recent months and it appears that a lot more lies ahead. We need the presence, power, and wisdom of God more than ever.

I will do my best to keep you posted along the way. Please know we make none of these decisions lightly and that no matter what we will seek to follow the lead of Christ, the Head of the church. I hope to see you online tonight. God bless!

In Him. With you.
Pastor Sean

You and your family are invited to Evangelical Methodist Church for our entire Easter weekend schedule of events!

• Good Friday tenebrae service  – April 2nd at 6:00 pm in the chapel
• Easter Sunday sunrise service – April 4th at 6:00 am outside in front of the chapel, followed by a church-wide pancake breakfast free to all who attend!
• Choose an Easter Sunday worship service – April 4th at either 8:30 am or 10:15 am. Note: The 10:15 service will also be on Facebook Live.

Come celebrate the reason for our existence as a church!