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FLORIDA SCHOOLS SEE ENROLLMENT INCREASE
by Frank Runnels The opening enrollment in Florida Conference schools has increased by 17% over last year. There are currently 2,756 students enrolled in Christian education throughout the Conference. These enrollment figures do not include 900 kids who are in early...
COMMUNITY SERVICES VOLUNTEERS SEW FOR VETERANS
by Joy Hunter With chilly winter nights in the forecast, representatives from Clearwater Church Community Services Center presented 105 quilted lap robes to veterans at Bay Pines VA (Veterans Administration) Healthcare in St. Petersburg, Fla. For 35 years, volunteers...
LAUDERHILL CHURCH HOSTS COMMUNITY FAIR
by Shelly Pinnock Lauderhill, Fla., Church hosted a Community Fair to inform Broward County residents of available assistance with employment, finances, and/or medical questions. Minority Builders Association, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Workforce One, and...
VERNON LYNN NIELSEN EQUESTRIAN WELCOME CENTER OPENS AT CAMP KULAQUA
by Theresa Sroka For more than 50 years, families and campers have come to ride the horses at Camp Kulaqua in High Springs, Florida. Now, they are becoming familiar with the latest addition to the horse barn, the Vernon Lynn Nielsen Equestrian Welcome Center. This...
CAPE CORAL CHURCH BURNS MORTGAGE
by Gladys Neigel Three years is a short timeline in the history of a church trying to establish itself in the community. However, for the Cape Coral, Fla., congregation, this span of time propelled a small mission group into a full-fledged church. In the process, a...
MARANATHA CHURCH ORDAINS NEW ELDERS
by Lesonie Walker Maranatha Church in Miami Gardens, Fla., led by Pastor Keith Harding, witnessed an influx of new believers in 2010 with 97 baptisms. This increase, as well as numerous prospective members enrolled in Bible studies, necessitated the ordination of...
JUPITER CHURCH HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
by Irene Carvalho Jupiter, Fla., Church recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new sanctuary that will seat 300 people and provide parking for 100 vehicles. The new structure will also house classrooms and amenities including a gourmet kitchen. "We are very...
MARANATHA CHURCH MEMBER ENJOYS LONG WALK WITH GOD
by Lesonie Walker Ernest Folkes, a native of Jamaica, anticipates celebrating his 102nd birthday this summer. The former bookkeeper, general contractor, and farmer moved to Florida 10 years ago and joined Maranatha Church in Miami Gardens. Folkes was born in...
FRANK RUNNELS AND TIM GOFF APPOINTED TO FLORIDA CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Frank Runnels Named Superintendent For Education Frank Runnels was voted Superintendent for Education, January 23, 2011, by the Florida Conference Executive Committee. He replaces Arne Nielsen who has taken the position of Vice President for Integrated Youth...
HOW GOD USED A CHILD
by Valrey Francis Maran Walters Jr. is a student at William A. Kirlew Junior Academy in Miami Gardens, Florida. His parents made sacrifices to send him to Seventh-day Adventist church schools since pre-kindergarten because they are pleased with the quality education...
CAMP MEETING 2011 INTERVIEW AND TESTIMONY VIDEOS
Six videos that were shown to Camp Meeting guests at Camp Kulaqua, High Springs, Florida, April 7-10, 2011. These videos come from the Florida Conference YouTube channel. They are also available in the Videos section of the Florida Conference Facebook page.
PORT CHARLOTTE CHURCH MINISTRY MODEL
by Tim Goff Four years ago, the Port Charlotte Church Board entered into a partnership with the Florida Conference Ministerial Department to explore mission, ministry, visioning, and values with a purpose of growing with excellence. We began to visualize what our...