Florida ranks number seven on the list of states with the highest divorce rates. Just a few hours down the road, Panama City, Fla. ranks as the number one city in the country for divorce rates. Nationally, 41 percent of marriages end in divorce according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dozens of churches line Hwy 98 from Navarre to Gulf Breeze. The newest member is Northstar Navarre, a non-denominational church that meets at 10 a.m. on Sundays at the Best Western on 98.
Navarre is home to only one thrift store. The Good Neighbor Thrift Store located on Highway 98 is inspired by the second greatest commandment given by Jesus, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” as written in the book of Matthew.
Momentum Church has named a campus pastor for Momentum Navarre, which will begin meeting next month at Navarre High School. Lead pastor Tim Payne announced Alex Velarde has accepted the position of campus pastor.
The Navarre United Methodist Church (NUMC) hosted a Back to School Bash Aug. 9 in Navarre that featured free backpack, school supplies, clothing and haircuts for local children.
More than 40 children completed last week First Baptist Church Navarre’s annual arts camp. Students selected from one of four areas, and then studied it all week. Options included traditional visual arts, cake decorating, learning Spanish or learning to play drums.
Every Sunday, Ferris Hill Baptist’s pastor ends his sermons with a charge for his congregation. “Let’s go be the church,” said Pastor Brian Nall, whose flock for eight years has spent Mondays preparing food and sorting donated clothes which are given away each Tuesday.
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.
