Making the trek to Camp Wingmann has become a summertime tradition for many youths in the Diocese of Central Florida, and this year proved especially rewarding. Three youths from St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park won scholarships related to their participation in the 2017 Camp Wingmann summer camps, according to St. Richard’s rector, the…

COCOA – They come in often, sitting quietly at the back of the sanctuary for services or crowding into the fellowship hall for the weekly coffee-hour event. But for the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cocoa, their frequent homeless visitors are more than regular passers-by — they are friends in need of help. “We have…

St. Richard’s Episcopal Church is holding a blood drive aboard the BIG RED BUS from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 30, at the church at 5151 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park. Church leaders are hoping to meet or surpass their goal of 12 donations. “Blood is urgently needed during the summer months when…

A small potential turnout may have derailed the latest “Happening” event at Camp WIngmann, but leaders are hoping for bigger things for the next go-around. The Rev. Becky Toalster, rector at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bartow, said the “Happening” scheduled for April 28-30 was canceled because of low registration numbers. “Happening” is a Christian…

The welcoming nature of the 2017 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Province IV Retreat helped a Central Florida member feel right at home in one of the biggest events of the year. Danielle Rogers, a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Daytona Beach and treasurer for ECW Central Florida, was one of approximately 60 women…

With the 2018 Winter Olympics just around the corner, leaders at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Sebastian decided to get into the spirit of things for this year’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) camp. “Our theme was Olympic-centered with ‘Go for the Gold!’” said St. Elizabeth’s rector, the Rev. Dave Newhart. “Vacation Bible School 2017 was…

Summer days can be long and lazy for youth, especially for those with few options outside the home. So, St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park decided to form a Family Day to bring kids and their parents or caregivers together for a fun-filled afternoon on Saturday, July 15. Eight people turned out for the…

Opportunity will be golden for the next Director of Youth and Family Ministry at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, where attendance is on the rise in one of Central Florida’s fastest-growing areas. St. Alban’s rector, the Rev. John Gullett, announced that the Auburndale church has an immediate opening for a Director of Youth and Family Ministry….

The Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka has an opening for an experienced bookkeeper. Candidate must have proven bookkeeping experience and mastery of the Automated Church Systems (ACS) or an equivalent church financial software, as well as a desire to implement the vision of the church as good stewards of God’s gifts. According to…

Two years ago, Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted of 33 federal hate crime charges in federal court in 2016 and now is on death row. Roof’s mass shooting, however, is not the only tragedy that has occurred in a U.S….