On Oct. 26-28, 2021, Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center in Oviedo will host the inaugural U.S. and Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. Per the chamber website, the event will further the chamber’s mission “to build Kingdom, business, and community through workshops and seminars with a faith-based speaker lineup and exhibit hall,” and…
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St. Augustine of Canterbury, Vero Beach, has called The Rev. John Wesley “Wes” Shields as its new rector, welcoming him and his family in a reception held Sunday, Aug. 15. “I think I was called here to love these people and share the gifts God has given me,” Shields said. “The venue and the scale…
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After much prayer and research, St. John’s, Melbourne, launched a Hispanic worship and outreach service on Saturday, July 17, at 6 p.m. The Rev. Canon Luis de la Cruz directs the ministry and conducts services on the first and third Saturday of each month in the parish hall. De la Cruz, originally from the…
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St. Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, announces the appointment of its new rector, The Rev. Matthew Dallman, who began his ministry there Sept. 1. The Rt. Rev. Gregory Brewer, diocesan bishop, presided over a Celebration of New Ministry at the church on Sept. 8. Dallman grew up in the Lutheran church but lost interest in the…
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St. Thomas, Eustis, announces the appointment of its new rector, The Rev. Matthew Perreault, with an invitation to his celebration of new ministry on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the church. Perreault was born and reared in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He grew up in the Pentecostal tradition, but as an adult, felt drawn…
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Two longtime best friends, Grace Peters, 17, and Kate Crawley, 18, of Holy Trinity, Melbourne, have now been appointed as the two youngest vergers in the Diocese of Central Florida. “That fact is pretty amazing!” Peters said. “And it feels good to know that I can help my church.” “I think it is such a…
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Conflict is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be a negative. Conflict in our churches can actually be a catalyst for positive change! The Rev. Canon Scott Holcombe has prepared a three-part series on conflict training for The Institue for Christian Studies that covers conflict assessment, conflict management, and conflict resolution. A PDF of the…
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Rev. Rick Burhans’ final Sunday as rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Port Orange, on May 30, 2021, marked the end of an era for Burhans and his wife, Carolyn, now retiring and moving to North Carolina. But that era, and the Burhanses’ relationship with the church, extends much further back than the 13 years Rick…
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No one can say The Rev. Cynthia Brust isn’t up for a challenge. Not only did she and her husband, The Rev. Canon Ellis Brust, accept new positions in the Diocese of Central Florida and move from Kansas in the throes of the pandemic, but she also embarked on a huge ministry project in…
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The Rev. Dan Smith, rector of Holy Cross in Sanford and former canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Missouri, serves as a consultant to the Diocese of Central Florida. Like all of us, I have been giving a lot of thought lately to what the church and the congregation I serve will…
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