HEALTH EXPO ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD
by Ruth Haller Nearly 200 attendees swarmed the registration area when the DeBary-Orange City, Fla., Church opened its 2012 Health Expo on the first Sunday in April. Nowhere was the enthusiasm for this event more noticeable than when one eager attendee showed up the day before. She did, however, stay for
PALM HARBOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES SPONSORS SELF DEFENSE COURSE
by Gregory Boria Palm Harbor, Fla., Company's Women's Ministries Department recently sponsored a self defense course at the Hampton Inn in Tarpon Springs. Don and Sandie Grady, local gym owners and Palm Harbor members, assisted in the instruction and demonstrations along with another couple. Attendees found the program very informative and the
HOMOSASSA CHURCH EXPANDS FOOD PANTRY
by Bob Halstead During the past three years, the Homosassa, Fla., Church Food Pantry has served more than 700 families out of a storage shed until the building size and condition limited its usefulness. Under the leadership of Don Gesell, chair of the church's building committee, an aggressive campaign was launched to
FLORIDA CONFERENCE MAGABOOK MINISTRY
Florida Conference In Mission is a monthly video series about people reaching people. This month's report highlights Florida Conference's door-to-door MagaBook ministry.
SABINE VATEL SET APART IN COMMISSIONING CEREMONY
by Gladys Neigel "The officers of Florida Conference have seen fit, according to the leading of the Spirit in their lives and the observation of her work, to, on this day, July 28, 2012, officially commission Pastor Sabine Vatel as a commissioned minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church," proclaimed Geoff Patterson,
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: HORACE EDWARD WALSH—67 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE MASTER
UPDATE: Horace Walsh passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at age 93. Services held September 3 at Forest Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church, 515 Harley Lester Lane, Apopka. Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m.. Funeral: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Military Honors: 4:00-4:15 p.m. at Deltona Memorial Gardens, 1295 Saxon Blvd., Orange City. More information is available at
DELTONA CHURCH CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
by Anita Whitney Musical tributes, church history, and video greetings from church leaders were part of the Deltona, Fla., Church 25th anniversary celebration. The membership has grown since the grand opening membership of 116 in 1987 to a present congregation of 270. In addition, church members have established the DeBary-Orange City
NEW HOME FOR SOUTH FLORIDA SINGLES MINISTRIES
by Jane Justice South Florida Singles Ministries has a new place to call home in the newly decorated fellowship hall of the Boynton Beach, Fla., Church. Recently, singles from across Palm Beach County got together for a reunion and to delight in some Sabbath hours together. Dolores Jacoby, Ph.D., D.Div., gave
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS PROCLAIM BETTER DAYS ARE COMING
by Joy Bailey "Better Days Are Coming" was the joyful proclamation at Sunrise, Fla., Church during summer evangelistic outreach meetings that ended with a baptism of 10 individuals. The successful series was conducted by four church elders. Amazingly, each evangelist did not know the topic of each other's sermon until the final