Jehovah’s Witnesses Contributor During March 2024, Jehovah’s Witnesses will be launching a special campaign to invite fellow residents of Tallahassee and surrounding areas to a special event. On Sunday, March 24, millions…
Category: Church
Community Holy Week services start Monday
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In the calendar of Christian observances, Holy Week falls between Palm Sunday and Easter. It’s a time to commemorate Jesus’ last days on earth. Worship services during…
Ken Davis speaks at prayer breakfast about his faith journey
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast was hosted on March 7 by Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA). Student ambassadors greeted around 50 attendees for the monthly gathering, and after…
I’m a jackass for Jesus
Donkeys are classified as asses. Jacks are male asses, hence jackasses. It’s generally not flattering to be called a jackass. The worldly definition of a jackass is a person who is stupid,…
Standing in quicksand
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. No matter how many sermons we’ve heard or how long we have been Christians, we are all tempted now and then to stray from our faith and…
A butterfly named Thomas
The good news is that Christ is alive. The bad news is how little impact that event is having in the world today. Let us change that! For years, I raised butterflies…
Black churches should open their doors every Sunday
Rev. Eugene Hall Contributor One Sunday morning, recently, I woke up exuberant, ready to celebrate the perpetual goodness of the Lord our Savior. My youngest son, Travis and I jumped in the…
Philadelphia M.B. to celebrate Pastor Sloan’s anniversary
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, March 10, Philadelphia M.B. Church will have a special service for the “4th Pastor’s Anniversary” for Rev. Orenthyia J. Sloan. Rev. Dennis Shorter, Deacon Charles…
Boland Community Center presents a Worship Experience Service
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Boland Community Center is presenting a special Worship Experience Service on Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. The event will take place at Pine Grove Missionary…
Milking It
I received some words of wisdom about milking cows this week. I chewed on that cud of information a bit and began to realize certain things about milking a cow could be…
Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Policy
The Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church Cemetery P.O. Box 796 located at 6641 Lake Road Monticello, Fla. For information on burial plots, please contact a member of the church, who will guide you…
Greater Fellowship M. B. Church celebrates Missionary Society
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The public is invited to join Rev. Dr. Melvin Roberts and the congregation of Greater Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church for their Missionary Society Anniversary Service. The special…
Free health clinic on March 5
Katie Marshall and Merry Ann Frisby Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month…
Springfield A.M.E. offers Black History Program
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Rev. Annarene F. Wineglass and the congregation of Springfield African Methodist Episcopal Church invite the community to a Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3…
A Good Excuse
“A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything…
Standing in quicksand
No matter how many sermons we’ve heard or how long we have been Christians, we are all tempted now and then to stray from our faith and follow our feelings to places…
Jumping to Conclusions
There’s a tongue-in-cheek saying that the only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions. The truth is that most of us are guilty at some time of assuming the worst. Years…
A letter from God
Good morning, As you got up I watched and hoped you would talk to me. Just a few words, such as thanking me for something good in your life yesterday or last…
Macedonia Church to hold BBQ fundraiser
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Get your BBQ orders in soon for the Macedonia Church BBQ Fundraiser, which will benefit their Community Outreach efforts. Plates of pulled pork, baked beans and coleslaw…
The first step toward a better marriage
Ladies, when your husband looks at you, do his eyes say he knows, without a doubt, that you believe in him? Men, when your wife passes you in the hallway, do her…