About
Preaching Without Words
Mime has more potential than ever! Think about it. In this age of Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and memes all over the internet, we are more influenced by what we see than by what we hear. EPPIC captivates audiences all over the world.
“Mime has a way of passing the intellect, engaging the imagination and pulling on the heart strings of your soul.” –Chris Erickson, Former Director of EPPIC Ministries
Our Mission
EPPIC is an acronym for Each Person Personally In Christ. Our mission is to faithfully and creatively share the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through the performing art of mime.
Our Vision
To use all of EPPIC’s 65 original Gospel in Mime sketches more extensively and strategically as an educational and outreach tool locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Future
We continue to grieve the passing of our former director, Chris Erickson. His involvement in EPPIC Ministries has been profoundly significant. Thank you for your support and prayers during this challenging time. We are hopeful, however, that the legacy Chris has left will continue to reach here, near, and far for Jesus Christ.
We are pleased to share the news that Christopher’s daughters, Christina Erickson and Jessica Cozad have become co-directors of EPPIC Ministries International. They will bring leadership to our local team and expand our international reach. Michaela Erickson, his youngest daughter, will also be joining them as Media Coordinator, helping to dynamically represent EPPIC’s ministry. Christina, Jessica, and Michaela have the lifetime experience and knowledge to lead this organization using mime and artistic expression to present the Gospel to the nations. They have the DNA of the ministry inside of them and are passionate to see individuals transformed through mime.
Since the change in leadership, EPPIC’s global and local outreach hasn’t missed a beat. All of EPPIC’s international teams continue to spread the gospel through mime. EPPIC has been a long time Global Partner through Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN and will continue to be. This summer, EPPIC will be heavily involved with their children ministry and the 2021 Vacation Bible School. Through monthly meetings with our local team and with our international directors, we have continued to encourage and disciple one another through this change.
We would appreciate your continued financial and prayerful partnership with EPPIC Ministries International. We have continued to take donations during this transition and we thank you for supporting us during these past few months.
We see brilliant, impactful, Christ-centered days ahead.
We are excited for the future.
Sincerely, EPPIC Ministries International
Encountering Hope
EPPIC is about more than an emotional response; it’s about being moved from something to someone. We want you to encounter hope in an ongoing story bigger than you… bigger than us.
Ultimately, EPPIC is about pointing audiences around the world toward hope in Jesus. We believe no message on earth is more important or necessary.
Some may refuse the words of a preacher, few can ignore the power of a story in motion. A teenager in Croatia, after viewing an EPPIC presentation said with a huge smile and tears streaming down his face, “I’ve never understood God’s grace… until now.” On the other end of the spectrum, a man in Europe said, “I don’t agree with your message—but I love the way you shared it.” Through mime, we have the opportunity to embody the truth of God’s Word and help people see and experience God’s grace, mercy and love that is now, in our day, extended to all who will receive, believe and have faith.
How
Project R.E.S.T.
Readying EPPIC for Service & Trust
Project R.E.S.T. is an exciting growth experience through which we train full-time mime crew members to serve locally, nationally and internationally. R.E.S.T. is a comprehensive training program that is used to develop EPPIC’s full-time ministry crew members. This program focuses on nine different areas of training.