Parishioners of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church were called to come home in late July, and dozens showed at the church’s doorsteps in Haines City. Just four years after dedicating a new sanctuary at the church, St. Mark’s held its inaugural Homecoming on Sunday, July 30. Eighty-seven people turned out for the service, which included a…

Church of the Holy Child, an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Central Florida that is affiliated with the American Anglican Council, will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, on property, 1225 W. Granada Blvd., in Ormond Beach. Sponsored by the Christian Resource Team, the rummage sale will…

With 60 years under its belt, the second-oldest private school in Brevard County is looking ahead to an even stronger 60 years to come. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located in crowded downtown Cocoa, is seeking a significant expansion to its K-12 school, the similarly named St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy. “I think it’s going to be…

A trip to Central America proved to be a heartwarming one this spring for Bishop Greg Brewer of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Brewer and Wes Dubic, the Diocese’s Honduras Commission Chairman, traveled to Honduras at the end of May for the Diocese of Honduras’ annual convention and other activities. The duo stayed busy…

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…

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…

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….