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Beliefs
Eastminster is a confessional church, holding to the doctrines of the Church as expressed in the Apostle’s Creed and great creeds of the Church as well as the Westminster Standards, as set out in the Westminster Confession and Larger and Shorter Catechisms.
Our core Values are:
Prayer – We value prayer and hold that every aspect of our ministry is to be bathed in prayer
Scripture – We value the Scripture and believe that every aspect of our life and ministry should be in accordance to Scripture.
Mature Believers – We value discipleship, the training of our people to become mature believers.
Mobilized People – We value missions worldwide. We are to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Family – We Value strong family. We will encourage our families to walk with God as a family unit and will challenge all individuals to become part of the larger church family.
All People Matter To God – We value all people, regardless of nationality or socio-economic, position for they all were made after God’s image.
Excellence – We value sustained excellence and quality.
Why Are We Here?
We are to Gather, Grow and Go!
We will seek to gather the Body of Christ together for Worship and Fellowship
We will seek to grow mature and multiplying disciples for Christ
We will seek to go first into our neighborhoods, city, our state and throughout the world.
What is our Vision?
The vision of Eastminster Presbyterian Church is to equip God’s people of every age to be mature disciples and to impact the world around them for Jesus Christ.
History
Eastminster Presbyterian Church was founded over a century ago and, while planning for the future, its goal remains that of presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ to a troubled world.
Our roots go back to old Berkley Town on the shores of the Elizabeth River, opposite Portsmouth and Norfolk cities.
In 1879, two elect ladies, Mrs. Nan Baker and Mrs. Eliza Kirby, instituted a Sunday Bible School that grew into a chapel ministry. The result was the organization of the Berkley Presbyterian Church in 1889.
Membership grew and a new building was dedicated in 1891. In honor of the Rev. Dr. George Armstrong, a long-time minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk, the church was re-named Armstrong Presbyterian Church.
In 1956, the congregation voted to re-locate and establish a new church in the suburbs. During that year, the Rev. Russell G. Flaxman was called from the First Presbyterian Church in Cape Charles, VA to lead the people in the development of the new church.
Easter Sunday, 1957 marked the beginning of the ;ministry in a small, temporary building on MacDonald Road in Virginia Beach.
Over the years, the Lord has graciously enabled the people to build a handsome group of Georgian Colonial buildings that provide worship and training facilities.
In 1980, the congregation voted to join the Presbyterian Church in America, and was received by that denomination . At that time, the name of the church was changed to the Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Staff and Officers
Staff
Pastor
Rev. David Zavadil came to EPC in July of 2006 after serving churches in
Tennessee, Louisianna and Alabama. Pastor Zavadil and his lovely wife Cathy
have four children, Kristen, Joshua, Daniel and Sara.
Pastor Zavadil graduated from the University of Montevallo with a B.A. in
Psychology and from Reformed Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
Administrative Assistant
Director of Music Ministries
Shelley Cady
Facilities Manager
Bill Pon
Officers
Elders
Joseph Williams
Calvin Dunn
Troy Brinkley
John Perkins
Bill Bunner – Clerk
Ernest Forbes - Elder Emeritus
Deacons
Wayne Holloman – Secretary
Jim McLawhorn
George Hosking
Kenneth Anderson