Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Julian Morthier is a 16-year-old member of Tallahassee Troop 118 of the Boy Scouts of America, and has been a member since he was in the third…
Category: Church
Local churches resume annual church trips
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. After two years of postponing travel following the 2019 COVID-19 outbreak, local churches have decided to resume efforts towards their Annual Church Trip events with a recent…
Esther: The Musical has script and songs by Monticello residents
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. If you love a good story about the triumph of good versus evil, consider taking in Esther: The Musical next weekend at the Monticello Opera House. For…
Sheriff McNeill visits with Triple L group
Debbie Snapp Contributor Triple L (LLL), a senior group sponsored by the First Baptist Church Monticello (FBC), received a visit from Jefferson County Sheriff Mac McNeill and Investigator Dan Williams on June…
Local churches resume annual church trips
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. After two years of postponing travel following the 2019 COVID-19 outbreak, local churches have decided to resume efforts towards their Annual Church Trip events with a recent…
What is the meaning behind the song “It Is Well with My Soul?”
Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. Horatio Spafford, an American lawyer born in 1828, was the author behind the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.” Although this tune is relaxing and comforting, the…
Summer Camp & VBS Directory
Teen Center Summer Youth Camp Beginning June 6, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday with field trips every other Friday. One-time $25 registration fee due May 25 (850) 508-1639 or…
Triple L group meets for lunch
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Triple L (LLL) a senior group sponsored by the Monticello First Baptist Church (MFBC) met in May for its monthly meeting of fellowship with friends. The gathering…
Introducing Jacob Pitts, Interim Paster at Jennings Missionary Baptist Church
Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. Jennings Missionary Baptist Church has been blessed to receive Jacob Pitts as their interim pastor. Pitts, a Madison and Lovett native, and Aucilla Christian Academy alum, has…
Summer Camp & VBS Directory
To add a camp to this directory, contact reporter1@ecbpublishing.com. Teen Center Summer Youth Camp Beginning June 6, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday with field trips every other Friday One-time…
The value of things
Mary Madison Contributor I’m often astonished, but not surprised, where people place their priorities, of even simple things. Like the newspaper. Many people I talk with exude that they don’t read our…
Summer Camp & VBS Directory
Teen Center Summer Youth Camp Beginning June 6, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday with field trips every other Friday One-time $25 registration fee due May 25 (850) 508-1639 or…
Maintaining calm amid chaos: Families pack ‘go bags’ to be ready for natural disasters
Submitted by Jehovah’s Witnesses Five backpacks full of emergency supplies sit ready for action in Esli and Ruth Pino’s living room — one “go bag” for each family member. The Gallatin, Tenn.,…
Prayers lifted up from courthouse circle
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Ministerial Association (JCMA) held a special community worship service to commemorate National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 5. Presenters and participants gathered on…
Storms of life
Mary Madison Contributor Every Spring a huge flowering white dogwood tree steals the show in my front yard, when blossoms cover its once bare limbs. Some years, a spring wind current and…
Holy Week stirs memories of aid to weary travelers
Mary Madison Contributor The Jefferson County Ministerial Association (JCMA) has been conducting Holy Week services for many years. In previous years, the public gatherings were held at the Presbyterian Church on Dogwood…
Deputy Roddy to speak at May prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast will hold its May gathering from 7 to 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 5. It will be hosted by The Rotary Club…
Roy Faglie: different Christian stories all have the same peaceful end
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. “Jesus, Jesus, like the fragrance after the rain.” This refrain from the song “There’s Something about that Name,” during the music portion of the Monticello Community…
Celebrate Good Friday with Transforming Life Church
Submitted by Pastors Tim and Beverly Buchholtz Transforming Life Church (TLC) will host a powerful night of worship on Good Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and…
Holy Week 2022 Services line-up
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In the Christian faith, Holy Week is the week that falls between Palm Sunday and Easter, and is observed with special solemnity as a time of great…
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