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by Julia Tedim "Whatever we are going through, it is important to remember that Jesus paid the price," said Sharon Roberts during a sermon for Women's Ministries Day at Margate, Fla., Church on September 20. "We are too blessed to be stressed." The acronym of GRACE...

by Lynn Price Children at the Fruits of the Spirit Vacation Bible School (VBS) in Port Charlotte, Fla., planted corn and learned how to garden by providing water, light, and soil. "This process is just how Jesus plants His seed of love in the children's hearts so they...

Donna G. Burske, Winter Park Memorial Hospital Senior Chaplain, was commissioned on January 23, 2015 As a child of missionaries, Donna grew up in Vietnam and the Philippines. A call to ministry during academy was renewed years later. For eight years, she has served as...

by Betty Kossick "Kids really love the bags. They get so excited," said Christina Gosch, an aide with Seminole County Child Protective Services, as she collected 20 Bags of Love in Apopka. Bags of Love are lovingly created by Florida Living Retirement Community...

by Dave Adden The Lauderhill, Fla., Church Pioneer Adventurer Club, led by Director Jacqueline Richards, participated for the second consecutive year in the Buddy Walk and 5K Run. The event, held October 19, 2014, supports those born with Down syndrome. Two...

by Marvin Lowman When Forest Lake Academy junior Austin Rodgers crossed the finished line at the Space Coast Half-Marathon in Cocoa, Fla., on Sunday, November 30, his 1:38:35 time put him in first place with an average pace of 7:31 for his age group. He was 63rd...

by Roger Ballas, reprinted by permission of The Apopka Chief Save for the sounds from a rolling pallet jack or tow motor or a departing delivery truck, a new Sunbelt Natural Foods distribution center and headquarters has quietly moved in to Apopka, Fla. Located on...

by Gladys Neigel Former Florida Conference President Malcolm Gordon and former First Lady Hazel Gordon celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2014. Hazel grew up with the wish to be a minister's wife. During a youth evangelistic effort, she became...

by Gladys Neigel What do evangelists do when they retire? Do they move from their house on wheels to a permanent place in a retirement community? Do they move to a desert island? Upon their retirement in December 2014, Florida Conference Evangelists Bill and Sunshine...

by Carol Crosby Mildred (Em) Crosby was born November 28, 1913, and celebrated her 101st birthday on November 28, 2014. The seventh of eight siblings, she has outlived each of them. Em has been a faithful Adventist since the early 1940s when she and her husband, Guy...

by Carol Hearn A standing-room-only audience greeted performers on December 6 for the 22nd annual presentation of Handel's Messiah sponsored by Melbourne, Fla., Church. Singers from 17 area churches were accompanied by an orchestra of strings, timpani, trumpets, and...

by Stephen Yost III Stephen Yost Jr. from Rochester, N.Y., was serving in WWII and stationed at Fort Lewis Army Base near Tacoma, Wash. Ruby Blatt was living with her family in Bremerton, Wash., when friends encouraged each of them to visit Seattle Central Church one...