Navarre Park is located on land donated by Guy Wyman, who is affectionately known as the founder of Navarre. Though some residents are familiar with his name, many might not be aware of the intriguing history of Wyman’s life, which was plagued by scandal and tragedy.
A new Habitat for Humanity house is being built in Midway with the help of volunteers from Saint Sylvester Catholic Church. Last Thursday, about 15 volunteers got started on the frame for the house.
Gulf Breeze resident Frank Spellman might be approaching 91 years-old, but he’s still in great shape and has a great mindset and strong faith – which he credits as a major factor in his accomplishments and successes.
HURLBURT FIELD — Members of the Hurlburt Field Chapel community, the Special Operations Youth and the Holy Spirit Catholic youth groups took time to reach out, make repairs and help improve facilities on base and in the local community during their annual mission trip last month.
Mark Hall didn’t like what he saw after he made the transition from sitting on a church pew to standing in front of the congregation. As a young youth pastor in Samson, Alabama, what Hall observed from the pulpit was troubling. Church members were not acting as the loving body of Christ but rather as an audience behaving in ways which he felt wasn’t welcoming to others, especially those in need.
In 1870 a small, wooden church, beautiful in its simplicity, was constructed just off Old Holley Point road. The church remained in use until about 50 years ago, standing guard over the adjacent community cemetery for well over a century and weathering many storms until Hurricane Ivan caused it to collapse in 2004.
Kim Coleman recorded her first Christian album at the tender age of ten. Since then, she has been delivering inspiration to audiences worldwide using a voice which has been described as soul-stirring.
Only memories and mostly black-and-white photos remain of the old Holley school, once the hub of the small community. Two generations ago the population of the area began to explode, creating a need to build a new facility in Navarre and eventually even more schools to accommodate area students. Although the old school was demolished, those with connections to Holley are planning to keep its memories alive at the 3rd Annual Holley Community Reunion. Organizers of the event are asking folks to bring a covered dish and memories to share at the potluck picnic, scheduled for Saturday July 20, at the site of the old school – now the county-owned Holley Ball Park.
For more than 18 years, Pastor John Kerns has been trading chapels for sunshine and salty air at his “church without walls.” Starting on Memorial Day in 1995, Navarre Beachside Church first got its start as an outreach program.
BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic University has reinstated an instructor who had students stomp on pieces of paper with “Jesus” written on them as part of a lesson.
