SUNBELT NATURAL FOODS CELEBRATES NEW WAREHOUSE
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,
MALCOLM AND HAZEL GORDON CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
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
A LIFETIME OF JOY CONTINUES
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
MILDRED (EM) CROSBY TURNS 101
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
MELBOURNE CHURCH HOSTS HANDEL'S MESSIAH
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 harpsichord. The chorus rehearses five
IMPACTING LIVES TOGETHER FOR 70 YEARS
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
PATHFINDERS HELP INMATES CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS
by Hubert Swearine ’Twas not necessarily a silent night as the halls of the Florida Conference office were decked with warm smiles, cheerful singing, and busy hands of Pathfinders from Central Florida. It was indeed the season of giving as club
CAMP KULAQUA FOUNDING DIRECTOR PASSES AWAY
Florida Conference is saddened to report the death of Camp Kulaqua's founding director, Wayne Foster. He passed away Monday, February 16, at age 93. "Wayne will be missed," said Phil Younts, Florida Conference Camp Ministries Administrative Director, "but his vision and legacy will
OUTDOOR EVENT BRINGS MEMBERS TOGETHER
by Dale Bass Treasure Coast Adventist Churches are developing plans to set aside the last Sabbath in January each year as the 1 Corinthians 12:12 day of worship. Although each church is separate, when brought together, they believe and act as
BIG BEND AREA CHURCHES SPONSOR HEALTH DAY
by Linda Peters "I don't know why we eat bad food when healthy food tastes so good." This was the thought expressed by a guest during cooking demonstrations at the Day of Healthy Eating and Exercise held January 11 at Woodville