With fall comes events and activities, churches are no exception.
At Navarre United Methodist Church (9474 Navarre Parkway), there are two upcoming fall events, both will be held at Navarre United States Methodist Church. The first one will be the fall concert, which is set for Friday, Oct. 20, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the show starting at 6:30 p.m.
The Bible commands believers to pray without ceasing, and that’s exactly what First Baptist Church of Navarre (FBCN) did October 11 in their sanctuary.
For the past two years, First Baptist Church of Navarre has searched for a new pastor to help guide the church into a new era.
In August, they found their man and Oct. 1, he officially began his tenure as pastor. Greg Love, who has spent the last nine years at Crossview Baptist Church in Tifton, Georgia, is excited for the new opportunity.
In the final few months of 2019, Rick Armstrong was at the lowest point in his life.
In September 2019, his wife, a 42-year-old nurse at a medical center in Carrollton, Georgia, contracted a Streptococcal disease and died.
Despite being on the job for only about two months, Monika Cosson already feels at home.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church hired Cosson in July to replace Bryan Adams, who had been music minister at the church since 2019.
Along Highway 98, Soundview Plaza, where All American Heroes Subs used to be, has sat empty for months.
While there is no one occupying this plaza at the moment, Michael Bannon, pastor of Compass Community Church, says there are plans to change that.
Natural disasters may bring the worst of mother nature to communities, but they can also bring the best of human nature.
An example of this is the faith based organizations which come to the aid of people impacted by storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes. In the wake of Hurricane Idalia, a category 3 storm which ravaged parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, these organizations, including churches, either sent supplies or volunteers to help clean up debris and rebuild.
Natural disasters may bring the worst of mother nature to communities, but they can also bring the best of human nature.
An example of this is the faith based organizations which come to the aid of people impacted by storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
Navarre United Methodist Church invited congregants and community members to the grand re-opening of Hildreth Hall Sunday, Sept. 3. NUMC lead pastor David Morris and children’s pastor Christine Gersic spoke about what went into remodeling the space, which will now serve as a place for children’s and youth ministries.
Divisions within a church can happen. Individual churches, or entire denominational affiliations, can splinter for a variety of reasons including irreconcilable differences over ministry, goals of the church and personal relationships.
