CHURCH COMMUNITY OUTREACH YIELDS 12 BAPTISMS
by Sandra Doran Twelve people entered the waters of baptism at Kress Memorial Church in Winter Park, Fla., at the conclusion of a six-week evangelistic series held by Lester Pratt, Florida Conference evangelist. Each candidate was clearly brought to the congregation by a series of unique miracles. Helen Wright lived across the
A MOTHER'S GREATEST DESIRE
by Herb Pritchard I was there to see Ricky Couch baptized at a special Saturday evening vespers program along with his Ocala Church family. With a love only a mother could display, Karen Couch stepped to the pulpit and read a letter written to her towering 14-year-old son before signing off,
CONTROLLED FIRE EXERCISE HELD AT LAKE CITY CHURCH
by Brendan White Community Service Day at Lake City, Fla., Church on Sunday, April 17, included a controlled exercise by Columbia County Fire Department. The exercise taught children and adults how to survive if they should find themselves trapped in a burning building. Church members invited friends from throughout the community to
ADVENTIST NEWS NETWORK RELEASES SMARTPHONE APPS
by ANN Staff Adventist News Network content is now available as an app for the iPhone and Android operating systems. The newly released apps include news, photos and opinion commentaries as they are published. The apps also offer the ANN Styleguide and Glossary, which explains the rationale behind corporate news for a
ACTS WORLD RELIEF TORNADO RESPONSE UPDATE (VIDEO)
A three-minute video from ACTS World Response to areas devastated by tornadoes in April 2011.
POMPANO BEACH CHURCH HOSTS EIGHT CLUBS FOR PATHFINDER WEEKEND
by Owen Powell Pompano Beach Church Pathfinders, Adventurers, and Master Guides celebrated Pathfinder Weekend January 21-22. Club members conducted the Friday evening program and Sabbath activities, including the opening procession, music, children's story, offering call, and concert. In his sermon, "The Prodigal Father," Freddy Rodriguez, Florida Conference Associate Director for Pathfinder, Adventurer
JUDGES HONORED DURING INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION
by Jeffrey Thompson Six Broward County judges were honored at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Church, during an International Day service where Senior Pastor Jeffrey Thompson offered a special prayer for each of the judges. The service commenced as members from 25 countries carried their country's flag in a colorful parade of nations. Dr.
YOUNG PEOPLE STILL ON OUR MINDS
by Leo Ranzolin The salvation of young people is still utmost on the minds of former youth directors who met earlier this year for fellowship at Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring. More than twenty retired leaders who gathered for the event have served young people for an average of
REAPING MEETINGS HARVEST 36 NEW MEMBERS
by Rolando de los Ríos Spring season campaigns of Florida Conference Evangelist Rolando de los Ríos were a time of refreshing. Efforts put forth in small group ministry by the Fort Myers, Naples, and Melbourne Spanish Churches were crowned by three public reaping meetings with a harvest of 36 baptisms. Since the