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by Les McCoy Florida Conference sponsored two MagaBook programs this winter at Fort Myers and Lady Lake Churches. From mid-December through January, 49 students contacted more than 75,000 people for Christ. They delivered more than 6,000 books, prayed with more than...

Murray Cooper Named Associate Superintendent for Administration Murray Cooper was voted Associate Superintendent for Administration in the Office of Education, September 29, 2014, by the Florida Conference Executive Committee. Since his arrival at the beginning of...

by Conrad Duncan Florida Conference General Vice President In spite of the increased ministry activities and the growing challenges of 2014, you joined our pastors and other employees in faithfulness to God. We started the year with much faith and prayer that God...

by Mike Cauley, D.Min. Florida Conference President It's time for Camp Meeting 2015! I believe the Lord has led in the selection of speakers, seminar presenters, and committed, talented musicians. I am convinced that you will find this Camp Meeting to be one of the...

Ernest and Patricia Porter celebrated their 65th anniversary on June 4, 2014. Ernest and the former Patricia Lein were married at Trinity Union Methodist Church in Providence, R.I. Ernest began working with the Highway Department in Rhode Island while serving as a...

John Kossick and Betty Kasper were married April 23, 1950, in Akron First Church, Ohio, after meeting at a bus stop one year earlier to the day. After 65 years, John says, "Betty is the jewel God gave me. Her smile is the best part of the day." John served in the US...

by Betty Kossick Known as a place where friends become family, Florida Living Retirement Community (FLRC), Apopka, is celebrating 50 years of service. The combined dreams of visionaries Arthur Guenther, D.D.S, and Kenneth Wright of an affordable facility for retired...

by Gladys Neigel Béthesda French Lehigh Church building and complex in Lehigh Acres, Fla., was dedicated on December 6, 2014. This congregation of more than 135 members purchased a 19,544-square-foot property that contained a church facility of 12,800 square feet for...

by Abraham Guerrero More than a decade ago, a few mission-minded church members joined their pastor in a journey of faith as they decided to go forward with plans for planting South Orlando Spanish, Fla., Church. Because of an unknown field, a huge debt, and other...

by Michelle Velbis "It was exciting to have this opportunity," said Deltona Adventist School fifth-grader Samantha Medina, referring to the Kids Care Health Fair hosted March 15 by third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders. "Usually adults would do something like this. It...

by Abel Paulín At the beginning of 2015, Palm Beach County churches and pastors came together to make a difference under the General Conference theme of Mission to the Cities. The strategy evolved into inviting county residents to a major impact event, preceded by a...

by Lydia Mason Recommitment was a family affair at Lauderhill Church as 32 couples, dressed in formal suits and flowing gowns, renewed their vows on a beautiful Sabbath day. Lovely bridesmaids, charming groomsmen, beautiful flower girls, and rambunctious Bible bearers...