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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...

by Shereen Scheuneman Elda Mae Reichard, is a special 100-year-old member of Prayers & Squares Ministry at Forest Lake Church, Apopka. Quilting ministry is her hobby, her passion! At home, she carefully hand sews the perimeter bindings of each quilt top before...

by Martin Butler With help from several surrounding churches and businesses, Lighthouse Mission Group members of Altamonte Springs spent Sabbath morning, August 22, uplifting Christ to the 300 families who live in the Remington Inn and Suites community. The mission...

by Betty Kossick On September 12, 1965, when Apopka was a small Florida town of 4,000 residents, Florida Living Retirement Community (FLRC) opened its doors to a community within a community. The two grew together and, 50 years later, with the City of Apopka pushing...

by Robert Broome The Learning Tree Academy, an outreach ministry of Apopka, Fla., Church, offers the community a complete preschool curriculum for children ages two months to five years. On May 30, the school held its annual baccalaureate program. Most of the 30...