Faith Archive

Often the best ministry ideas are born from the needs of a person with those needs.

That is the case with Heather McCullough, who heads the Boots on the Ground clothes drive for Golan Assembly of God in Baker.

On Monday nights at the Community Life Church in Gulf Breeze, you can find a group of people trying to get through some of life’s most difficult times with the love and support of their peers, as well as Jesus.

The group is known as Celebrate Recovery, which is part of a larger national network of addiction and recovery focused ministries.

The 919th Special Operations Wing chaplain team recently welcomed a new member to provide resiliency support and counseling to Airmen throughout the unit.

Maj. Nathan Adkison settled into his new role this summer after serving several years at the Wing previously.

Gilbert Limones and a coworker at a funeral home were among the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

He’s spent most of his days since helping prepare for the young victims’ burials and consoling shattered families.

Ferris Hill Baptist Church got it’s start as a church plant, and decades later they are making their name as a leader in the community.

Pastor Zach Johnson leads the church and the multitude of ministries that aim to reach out to the local area.

A store in Milton’s historical district funds charities here in Santa Rosa County and abroad. The Shoppe, a ministry from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, has served the area for almost 10 years.

The Shoppe is completely volunteer-run. Ann Odom heads up the project, but other volunteers, such as Jim Johnson and Dee Bryan, help her run the day-to-day operations.

The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer was “Exalt the Lord who has established us.” National organizers took the theme from Colossians 2:6-7 and used it for the event on May 5.

According to the National Day of Prayer website, the first Thursday in May has been set aside for communities to come together and pray for the nation.

Two Pace churches are becoming one.

In fact, New Harvest Fellowship Church and Riverwalk Church began holding services together in February, though they will officially merge on June 26, becoming Together Church.