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STORIES OF STEWARDSHIP
Faith and Finance is a 12-lesson practical study on money management, prepared by the North American Division Stewardship Department. This guide to financial planning with a faith factor was edited by Edward Reid, former Stewardship Department director. Throughout...
PINE HILLS CHURCH FAMILY ENRICHMENT SERIES BRINGS DECISIONS AND RECOMMITMENT
by Joan de Gannes For three weeks at Pine Hills Church in Orlando, Fla., Alanzo Smith, director for family counseling at Greater New York Conference, found unique ways to present a variety of relevant family life relationship issues, including love, dating, marriage,...
FLORIDA MAGABOOK PROGRAM RESULTS IN CHANGED LIVES
by Les McCoy Representing nine countries, 53 high school and university students participated in MagaBook programs held in Miami, Jacksonville, and Lady Lake, Fla., this past summer. Students contacted more than 250,000 people, sold 30,000 books, and received...
FOREST LAKE ACADEMY STUDENTS RECEIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CERTIFICATION
by Stephanie Johnson Active Christians That Serve (ACTS) World Relief held hands-on seminars, August 26 and 27, at Forest Lake Academy (FLA) in Apopka, Fla., to train a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Training was conducted under the leadership of David...
by Zlata Sabo After many years of planning, it was a joyous day for members of Belleview, Fla., Church as they broke ground on June 12 for a new 250-seat sanctuary. Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President, participated in the groundbreaking service. The 160+ members and Pastor Ric Pleasants expressed excitement that their dream for a new sanctuary will soon be realized. The new edifice will be built on the present church property.
by Naomi Zalabak Bill and Mavis Sager were married September 2, 1951, at Oakdale Sanitarium, Oakdale, Iowa. After graduating from high school, Mavis worked in this Sanitarium where her mother was a patient. During their early years together, Bill drove a delivery...
BELLEVIEW MEMBERS BREAK GROUND
by Zlata Sabo After many years of planning, it was a joyous day for members of Belleview, Fla., Church as they broke ground on June 12 for a new 250-seat sanctuary. Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President, participated in the groundbreaking service. The 160+ members...
A CALL TO SERVICE
by Deena Kemp, Karmin Rempfer At Tampa First, Fla., Church, they call her Pastor Claudette. Around the theology department at her alma mater, Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU), she was affectionately nicknamed the Apostle Paulette. "She told people about Jesus...
MY JOURNEY HOME: HOW DID GOD GET ME HERE?
by Joan Smith My journey started a little more than a year ago. Life seemed fine the way it was; yet, God obviously had different plans. I had settled spiritually into New Age after years of searching different denominations and facing disappointment in teachings and...
FOREST CITY SPANISH CHURCH 2011 FAMILY FAIR (VIDEO)
A video report of Forest City Spanish Church members reaching out to the community through this year's Family Fair.
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Please bear with us as we troubleshoot an issue that took down our media server over the weekend. For the time being, Adobe Acrobat files of our publications, such as Florida Focus, as well as audio and video media, such as Camp Meeting sermons, are unavailable. We...
MIDPORT CHURCH LAUNCHES WEHR-FM RADIO STATION
by Anesta Thomas A new radio ministry at Midport Church in Port St. Lucie, Fla., launched into reality in two short weeks; however, before broadcasts over WEHR could begin airing, a series of steps had to be completed. First, the Board had to ascertain a relationship...
RICH HARVEST OF 71 SOULS BAPTIZED AT PINE HILLS CHURCH
by Joan de Gannes Pine Hills Church, Orlando, Fla., recently witnessed 71 souls baptized into membership. This rich harvest of souls for the Lord occurred during a family enrichment series of meetings conducted by Alanzo Smith, Director for Family Counseling at...