We yearn for better communications in a large church community in which the many events and ministry opportunities challenge both organizers and potential participants to keep up with the information. The diverse array of print and digital communications methods both helps and hinders our communications efforts, requiring an effective communications approach to learn and employ as many of these methods as possible.
To meet this challenge, we share stories of God’s movement among us and provide clear pathways for those who are inspired to explore ways to join in that movement. Please review, complete and send our Communications Policy/Input Form to me (Rev. Dr. Bo Gordy-Stith, Pastor of Community and Communications, bgordy-stith@epworth.faith, 302-227-7743 x103, or mail to our church address below) so that we may give your event, announcement, or information broad distribution to the Epworth community of faith.
Church Address: 19285 Holland Glade Road Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Church Phone: 302-277-7743
Staff phone/email directory:
Barbara Kurtz, Administrative Assistant X 100 bkurtz@epworth.faith
Debbie Hunt, Special Projects X 101 dhunt@epworth.faith
Vicki Gordy-Stith, Lead Pastor X 102 vgordy-stith@epworth.faith
Bo Gordy-Stith, Pastor or Community & Communications X 103 bgordy-stith@epworth.faith
Mickie McManamon, Caring Ministries X 104 mmcmanamon@epworth.faith
Darlene Ford, Business/Office Manager X 105 dford@epworth.faith
Doug Yetter, Minister of Music X 106 dyetter@epworth.faith
Betsy Plowman, Preschool Director X 107 bplowman@epworth.faith
Gwen Osborne, Belonging Ministries X 108 gosborne@epworth.faith
Staff emails: initial and last name (no spaces) followed by “Epworth.faith” (we have ceased using the eumcrb.org emails). We have updated all staff email addresses for our new domain - Epworth.faith. Staff email addresses are first initial, last name (no spaces), followed by @epworth.faith. We have been automatically fowarding the old email addresses (which end in @eumcrb.org) but will be shifting entirely to the new addresses this summer, so please update your email address list. We have also noticed during the transition and testing period that some email programs send the @epworth.faith address to spam, so please check your spam folder for church email you may be expecting. If you find one, simply right click the email and check the "not spam" option - a one-time process.
Website: www.epworth.faith (no longer www.eumcrb.org)
Church Facebook: @epworthUMC
Preschool: https://www.preschool.eumcrb.org/
Preschool Phone: 302-227-7120
Preschool Facebook: Epworth Preschool – Rehoboth Beach
Skatepark at Epworth Facebook: skate epworth (take a look at this great promotional video)
YouTube: Epworth UMC – Rehoboth Beach, DE
YouTube ASL: Epworth UMC ASL – Rehoboth Beach, DE
Online giving link: https://www.skgiving.com/App/Giving/epworth
Email list weekly mailing – Thursday Afternoon Update (mailing list signup)
Weekly worship bulletin, announcements, and prayer list (deadline for announcements, Wednesday)
Quarterly newsletter (Debbie Hunt, editor – dhunt@epworth.faith):
March 1 (March-April-May) deadline February 15;
June 1 (June-July-August) deadline May 15;
September 1 (September, October, November) deadline August 15; and
December 1 (December, January, February) deadline November 15.