Fresh Expressions had that pioneer spirit, literally, last month when dozens of people turned out for the latest event at the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center. A total of 34 participants and four trainers turned out for the two-day event titled: Fresh Expressions Pioneer Learning Community. According to a Fresh Expressions news release, pioneers are…
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“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39 (NRSV) Perhaps no two verses in the Bible are more powerful than Christ’s…
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MERRITT ISLAND – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Merritt Island is a small church that tries to serve not only its parishioners, but also neighboring communities. For 33 years and counting it has held a Holiday Fair and Quilt Raffle, with all proceeds benefitting the Sharing Center of Central Brevard. But preparing for the Holiday…
[ Read More]The Episcopal Church of the Blessed Redeemer in Palm Bay is a Mission of the Diocese of Central Florida, and is on a mission for Christians. “We’re not your traditional church,” says Rev. Brian Tuner, vicar. “The building is pre-fab and looks like a warehouse. The front is cross-shaped.” The church was formed in 2003…
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One of the nation’s top up-and-coming Christian book authors and speakers will visit Orlando this month – thanks to the Diocese of Central Florida. The diocese will co-sponsor a lunch with Katelyn Beaty at noon, Wednesday, April 25, at The Citrus Club, 255 S. Orange Ave. Suite 1800, in downtown Orlando. The Collaborative of Orlando,…
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Sharing the message of Jesus is no longer confined to churches. These days, spiritual leaders talk about the word of God in coffee shops, bars, and restaurants, among other places – thanks to Fresh Expressions. Fresh Expressions, an innovative worldwide movement in which members create new forms of church alongside existing congregations in order to…
[ Read More]MELBOURNE – It started as a simple community service project but became a personal mission for members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy’s National English Honor Society (NEHS) – thanks to some incredible generosity. An email that senior Sydney Levy received from a national clothing company after Hurricane Irma inspired the project. “NEHS was looking for…
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For more than 120 years, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Auburndale has served Jesus in many ways. But its mission to feed the hungry may be this Polk County church’s greatest Godly contribution. For 45 years, the church’s food pantry, named the Pantry Shelf, has served the East Polk community, according to Father John Gullett,…
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When outreach committee members from the St. John’s Episcopal Church of Kissimmee noticed local homeless people walking around with holes in their sneakers, no soles, and dirty socks, they decided to take action. A few years ago committee members started putting up cardboard cutouts of shoes in church. Parishioners would then decide what size shoes…
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MELBOURNE – What started as a devotional session and healing prayers for the residents of Trinity Towers South has blossomed into two totally different ministries for different audiences – thanks to a Psalms coloring book and more. “At Trinity Towers South, I wasn’t getting anyone (to come) to the devotionals I was leading once a month,”…
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