In an era when sports stars often hit newspaper front pages for other than their on-field play, two Heisman Trophy winners from bitter football rivals took the mound and the microphone July 23 to participate in Faith Night hosted by the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Gov. Rick Scott and his chief Democratic rival Charlie Crist, as well as local residents seem to hold differing opinions about a judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The ruling only applied to Monroe County.
About 200 children and adults enjoyed First Baptist Navarre’s “Fun Fest” Sunday celebrating the successful conclusion of the church’s Backyard Kid’s Clubs Vacation Bible School (VBS). This year’s VBS was the first one held in neighborhood locations rather than the church.
Reverend Pete Belmain was all smiles as he welcomed 20 children into Bible B.O.O.T. camp at Midway Baptist Church July 10. The children checked in before heading to stations where they had an id photo taken, got physicals, had “gun range” training with BB guns before running through a timed obstacle course.
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Deep in the nation’s Bible Belt, new signs emerged this weekend of an evolution among Republican governors on gay marriage, an explosive social issue that has divided American families and politics for years.
Florida established legislation for homeschool in 1985, and it is defined as “the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent.”
For the first time, First Baptist Church Navarre is holding its Vacation Bible School in community backyards, rather than at the church. Dr. John McInnis, Associate Pastor of Education at First Baptist Navarre, said he has been involved in community-based Vacation Bible School programs since 1973.
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose strong defense of the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage in federal court has already prompted sharp criticism, is moving to defend the ban in two other lawsuits pending in state courts.
Slime, snow, air powered rockets, catapults and God … might seem like an odd combination, but all the pieces fit perfectly together at the Basic Elements Vacation Bible School (VBS) June 23 – 26 at Midway Baptist Church. Minister of Discipleship and Evangelism Pete Belmain said about 150 children and adults enjoyed the science inspired, Christ focused VBS.
A Navarre-based Christian missions organization, Shield of Faith Missions, is working to transform lives and change communities from the local area to remote locations around the world. Twenty volunteers recently concluded a nine-day mission trip where they were able to share God’s love through service to more than 2,000 people in Peru.
