Sister congregations Jesús de Nazaret and Christ the King in Azalea Park, Orlando, are supporting victims of Hurricane Fiona in Loíza, Puerto Rico, by collecting flashlights, batteries and cash donations. “Loíza is a resilient community that has faced many challenges caused by the hurricanes, the economic upheaval in Puerto Rico and a history of racial…

The seven schools of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras are all meeting in-person again after a long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this good news for the Diocese of Central Florida’s Communion Partner brings with it a problem that has prompted The Rt. Rev. Lloyd Allen to ask for help: a teacher shortage….

Summer mission trips can be transformative experiences, especially for youth. And when these trips are done well, they can also have a great impact on local communities. Nonprofits and other organizations thrive on volunteer help to accomplish their mission. So when a group of youth partnered with a local church converges on a single community,…

For years there has been buzz in Christian circles about the rise of the “nones” and “dones,” or to use church vernacular, the “unchurched” and the “dechurched.” How should classical Christian apologetics pivot to address these groups specifically? That is the question The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb sought to answer in his summer course…

What began as a way for The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd to connect with God during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown has now become a five-day-a-week podcast that reaches out across platforms to help others do the same. With his “Daily Office Devotions” podcast, Kidd, dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke,…

Although much can be said of what was lost during the COVID-19 shutdown, sometimes God has a bigger picture in mind that propels his work forward. Such is the case with the healing ministry of the International Order of Saint Luke. The ministry, which began in the 1930s, faced its own pandemic challenges like the…

“It is my passion that no child should go to bed hungry in this country, and this has expanded to families, seniors and more,” said St. Matthias, Clermont, parishioner Keith Whitacre. That passion led him to found Food Providers of South Lake in 2019. Food Providers of South Lake is a group of 40 people…

The Very Rev. Porter C. Taylor, dean of the Southeast Deanery, has announced that the deanery has raised $15,000 for United Society Partners in the Gospel to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in Ukraine. The Diocese of Central Florida will also contribute $5,000 from the $1 million Lilly Grant it was awarded in December 2020….

For 42 years (and counting), Andrew Walker has been ministering to children and adults at St. Michael’s, Orlando, through his musical talents. When the pandemic moved much of that ministry online, he adapted and expanded his work in fresh ways. “Good Night with Mr. Andrew” began when Walker’s longtime Angel Choir ministry was sidelined with…

As rector of St. James, Ormond Beach, The Rev. Roy Allison shares his faith on a regular basis. But his second identity as “the Jeep Priest” allows him to have fun while carrying the love of Christ to those he might never otherwise encounter. “I get to engage with a whole new group of friends,”…