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.
Every year, Pregnancy Resource Center of Navarre (PRCN) puts on their annual benefit event to raise money for their mission – saving babies, one mother at a time. This year’s event was a Marital Bliss Comedy Night featuring pastor and comedian Phil Gungor from Green Bay, Wisconsin. The sanctuary at Community Life Church in Gulf Breeze was packed August 24.
Since the ninth century, Christian pilgrims have journeyed along a network of paths across France, Portugal and Spain to visit the shrine of the apostle James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
The pilgrimage, known as the Way of St. James or Camino Santiago, encompasses hundreds of miles of trails through cities and countryside. According to some scholars and historians, it is also the route James the greater took into Spain, where he preached the gospel. He is said to have been buried in Santiago de Compostela.
Like father, like son. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Following in your father’s footsteps.
Whatever expression you want to use, Rev. David Morris, 36, certainly embodies it. Morris was named as the new lead pastor at Navarre United Methodist Church a few months ago and officially took over the position July 1.
Living in faith as a Christian can be difficult unless you have a firm foundation in Christ upon which to stand. At the Rock United Pentecostal Church, pastor Jonathan Arneault and others are trying to provide that solid place to stand for everyone who walks through their doors.
Jim Waters is the “associational mission strategist” for the Santa Rosa Baptist Association.
What does he do? Whatever he can do to help the association’s 38 member churches and their pastors.
