Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Several local churches will be changing up the way they worship in order to allow their congregations to follow the proper rules for social distancing amidst the…
Category: Church
Quilts for the kids
Local church’s sewing group donates quilts to sheriff’s office Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, March 10, several ladies from Monticello’s St. Margaret Catholic Church made a special donation to the…
From the Pulpit…
In times of uncertainty “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6:27. NIV) In times of uncertainty our imaginations can run wild. We are…
Christianity and COVID-19 social distancing
The world is battling an outbreak of a new coronavirus called COVID-19, and scientists are telling us that all forms of proximity and physical contact can be channels of contagion and the…
Gospel concert to be held next weekend
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Lighthouse Children’s Home, a Christian residential home for at-risk teenaged girls, will be hosting an old fashioned gospel concert on Friday, March 20. “Come join us…
Skimmers, Scammers and Technology
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Sheriff Mac McNeill, with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), was the guest speaker for a recent monthly meeting of the Triple L (LLL) group. LLL is…
Fat Tuesday celebrated in Wacissa with a Pancake Dinner
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Wacissa United Methodist Church prepared and served a Pancake Dinner for the community on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in its family ministry center. Pancakes were flipped all evening…
From the Pulpit…
Created in God’s Image The Bible opens with God creating the world and humans taking a special place in God’s creation. In Genesis 1:26, we read: “Then God said, ‘Let us make…
“Breakfast for Dinner” fundraiser well-received
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Youth Ministry at First United Methodist Church held a “Breakfast for Dinner” fundraiser on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The evening meal was very well-received by the church…
Pastor columnists needed for Monticello News
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Are you a local pastor? ECB Publishing, Inc. is looking for more columns from the pulpit to be published weekly in our Wednesday publication, the Monticello News….
From the Pulpit…
40 Days Two years ago this month, Billy Graham went to Jesus. He led a life that honored God and blessed others with the love, hope and promise of God for us…
Billie McClellan in the Spotlight
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Billie McClellan has been a member of the First United Methodist Church for many years. She moved to Tallahassee from Neenah (Big Water), Wis. a very long…
From the Pulpit…
Good cents Henry Thoreau once stated that the price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. I have to confess that I’ve never really given second thoughts to…
The adoption story of Jonathan Saylor
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, one-year-old Jonathan Ryan Saylor became his parents’ son. While most families are born, some families have a unique story that doesn’t involve birth,…
From the Pulpit…
How’s your love life? Fair or not, Valentine’s Day is a day when the male species is called to step up for their significant other, for the “love” in their life. Sometimes,…
Pastor Spotlight – Derrick Burrus
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Rev. Derrick Burrus is the pastor of the Capital Heights Baptist Church, which is located just inside the Leon County line at 7150 Apalachee Pkwy., in Tallahassee….
From the Pulpit…
A tongue-in-cheek political comment If you say something tongue-in-cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious. Will Rogers was speaking tongue-in-cheek when he…
Singles Group met in Lamont
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Singles Group, a ministry of First United Methodist Church, met for lunch on Sunday, Feb. 2. They gathered at Flatwoods Cafe, in Lamont, for a…
Celebrating senior moments
Those were the times! We could eat like a horse and not look like one. All of the school teachers were older than we were, and professional athletes were about the age…