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FILM WORKSHOP INSPIRES ORLANDO FILMMAKER MEETUPS
More than 80 people participated in the first SONscreen | Ignite event. by Martin Butler SONscreen | Ignite Florida, an early August film workshop, found Florida Conference's communication and youth departments partnering with North American Division (NAD) for a...
OH NO—PROBATE!
by Gloria Becker "HELP! I just probated my parents' estate, and I don't want my children to go through this aggravation. What can I do?" In the Florida Conference Development and Planned Giving office, we hear this question quite often. How can people avoid the...
PATHFINDERS COMPETE IN BIBLE EXPERIENCE
by Myrlin Brooks In 2015, twelve Florida Conference Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) teams advanced to the Division level as part of a 128-team field competing in Keene, Tex. All 12 Florida teams scored a 1st-place finish: Altamonte Springs Knights, Bethesda Eagles...
COMMUNICATORS REFLECT ON A GODLY MAN
Herbert Warren Pritchard, 1928-2015, represented Ocala Church as a communicator for 16 years. by Gladys Neigel Pardon us for allowing our feelings to show through. Pardon us as we take a moment of reflection for a colleague... One of our Florida Conference...
WINTER HAVEN CLUBS HOLD INDUCTION CEREMONY
by Glessie Recass On a special Sabbath in September, an induction ceremony for the Cherubs Adventurer Club and Warriors Pathfinder Club took place in the Winter Haven, Fla., Church. This ceremony united inductees into fellowship with Florida Conference Pathfinders as...
FLORIDA-FUNDED PIONEER TEAMS REPORT FROM CHINA
by Audrey Folkenberg Florida Conference members are partnering with Chinese Union Mission’s Project Panda in support of 36 indigenous two-person church-planting teams. These pioneer teams share the love of Jesus in unreached areas of China. According to recent...
FRANK L. RUNNELS ORDAINED
Frank L. Runnels, Florida Conference Vice President for Education, was ordained on November 30, 2015 In 2008, Frank became administrative superintendent for education before serving as superintendent in 2011. Vice president was added to his responsibilities in 2014....
GRACE EUNICE MARSHALL CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY
Grace Marshall (Photographer: Lee Bennett) by Angela Ford Grace was born December 6, 1915, in Lowell, Mass. She joined Lowell Church by baptism at age 14, then graduated from Lowell High School. She started working at New England Sanitarium, Stoneham, Mass., as a...
SOLID ROCK CHURCH IMPACTS COMMUNITY
Newly baptized members, along with Solid Rock Pastor Keith Harding (left), and Bible instructor, Andrew Harris (fourth from left). Evangelist Charles Blythe. (Photographer: John Poleon) by Keith Harding Solid Rock Church of Orlando has a culture of meeting needs in...
PALM SPRINGS CHURCH DEDICATES NEW SANCTUARY
A capacity attendance of members and guests participated in the November 7 Palm Springs grand opening celebration and dedication service. Founding members Dahlia and Rendel Forbes were given the honor of cutting the ribbon at the special Sabbath afternoon program. by...
GOD USES PEOPLE TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES
by Les McCoy We have reached the end of another excellent summer for 75 students in our Florida student literature evangelist program. These students made contact with more than 300,000 people in Florida, distributed 40,000 books, and received $300,000 in donations of...
APOPKA CHURCH COMMITS TO BE MISSION DRIVEN
Participants in the church board/leadership retreat established a mission-driven commitment for Apopka Church. (Photo: Lenore Brantley) by Robert Broome Apopka Church is determined to be mission driven, ever striving to share the gospel message with the surrounding...