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by Jeff Zaremsky The Beth-El Shalom of New Port Richey congregation celebrated Shavout, the Biblical Holy Day of the Feast of Weeks (also known as Pentecost) by reading the ten commandments in Hebrew. A special part of the day occurred when three individuals joined...

by Daniel Forbes The rumble of motorcycle engines filling the air waves is not an unusual occurrence on a busy Florida highway, but when bikes turned into the Emmanuel Church parking lot in Orlando on Sabbath morning, May 16, people took notice! The first part of this...

by Herb Pritchard As you step into the Ocala Church kindergarten room on a Sabbath morning, the warm friendliness and winning smile of leader Margie Orem is contagious. For 18 years, she has brought Bible stories to life for children ages 4-7. A featured part of the...

by Audrey Folkenberg Florida Conference is partnering with the Chinese Union Mission in Project Panda which supports 40 indigenous two-person church-planting teams. These teams share the love of Jesus in unreached areas of China. As a result, 1,822 people were...

by Rolando de los Ríos Florida Institute of Evangelism for Laypeople (FIEL) has completed the first half of its 2015 session with almost 70% of the students passing the requirements. FIEL's purpose is to prepare laity in the serious work of evangelization. The...

by Herb Pritchard The FreeD.O.M. Clinic operated by United Hands, Inc., opened in Ocala, Fla., for five days, July 20-24. The Clinic's mission is to provide free medical, optical, and dental, care for the indigent, homeless, and uninsured. Pastor Monte Robison of...

Jonathan J. Martin, Markham Woods Church Associate Pastor, was ordained on August 22, 2015 Jonathan was born in California and grew up in the suburbs of Boston, Mass. He is a fourth-generation Adventist. When he was 15 years old, he was asked to preach a short sermon...

by Betty Kossick Correcting Bible studies for prison inmates throughout the state is a more-than-20-year-old ministry of Florida Living Church, Apopka. In gratitude for these years of quiet, behind-the-scenes service, Frank Barton, Director of Prison Ministries for...

by Jeffrey Thompson On Saturday, March 14, approximately 100 members of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Church gathered at Broward County's Central Bus Terminal to distribute free bottles of water, coupled with religious tracts, to bus passengers. Parishioners, ranging from...

by Thomas and Robert Broome Early this year, Apopka Church celebrated Friendship Day to honor Mayor Joe Kilsheimer, Police Chief Robert M. Manley, Police Captain David Cook, and Fire Chief Lee Bronson. These public servants represent more than 50 years of combined...

by Jeff Zaremsky Brittany Preble desires to be a physician specializing in natural remedies. Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky, who pastors the Beth-El Shalom congregations in New Port Richey and St. Petersburg, told Brittany about health ministries in the Adventist Church. She was...

Gervon García Marsh, Miami Temple Church Associate Pastor, was ordained on September 19, 2015 Born in Jamaica to Adventist parents, Gervon was raised in a home where principles of service for others, love for others, and dedication to God were highly esteemed. He...