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…
Category: Faith & Family
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…
Winter Revival to be held at Calvary Baptist
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Calvary Baptist Church will hold a Winter Revival at its location, 285 Magnolia St., in Monticello. The revival’s services will be held nightly from Wednesday, Feb. 5…
Church member Spotlight
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Dianne Knecht has been an active member of the Monticello First United Methodist Church since her marriage in 1966. She was a member of the Assembly of…
Wednesday night dinners at First United Methodist Church are back
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Every Wednesday evening, church-members of the First United Methodist Church volunteer to prepare and serve meals, in-house, to guests after Bible Study classes, and before choir practice….
Duck Dynasty star to raise funds for Lighthouse Children’s Home
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’re looking to have a fun evening while raising money for a worthy cause, mark your calendar for Saturday, March 21. Jase Robertson, from Duck Dynasty, will…
From the Pulpit…
Rest in a weary world A man following a small truck noticed that about every mile the truck would pull over and the driver of the truck would jump out with a…
Community Prayer Breakfast update
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The January Community Prayer Breakfast was held on Thursday, Jan. 9, in the fellowship hall of the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. The early morning was cold and…