Seeing the collection of tents in the rear lot at Ahm Yisrael Messianic Synagogue on Military Trail in Navarre last month, a passerby might assume the synagogue was hosting some campers.
In fact, the tents were an integral part of Ahm Yisrael’s celebration of the Feast of Sukkot.
The plaza at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze was busy with people and their pets Saturday morning, all there for the annual Blessing of the Pets.
In fast-growing communities like Navarre and Gulf Breeze, it is likely that many new residents are perusing church websites to find their new “church home.”
One of the key criteria that influences that decision is a church’s approach to corporate worship.
Over the Labor Day weekend, 23 youths and nine adult helpers from Concord Presbyterian Church in Gulf Breeze went on a retreat to Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center (AUOC) in Milton.
At the end of August, Christ Evangel Christian Fellowship (christevangel.org) closed on a property at the north end of State Highway 87 near Southern Raceway, for the site of a future church facility.
John Kerns had grown tired of the misconception among local churches that worshippers could not be baptized more than once.
In 1995, he took it upon himself to start a church service that encouraged performing baptisms as a way for followers to rededicate themselves to the Lord at any time in their lives.
A Pensacola-based charitable organization, Diligent Act of Love for Haiti (https://www.dalove.org), is spearheading a relief drive for families impacted by the recent disasters in this country.
