Music is fun, expressive, imaginative, beautiful, energizing, relaxing, interesting and freeing. ...more

July 11, 2009

As Black History Month concludes, a young African-American expressed some of his hopes and vision for the youth he directs at Spring Lake United Methodist. ...more

February 28, 2009

A few years ago, only a dozen people attended the dwindling United Methodist church in Ridge Manor. ...more

December 13, 2008

Surprisingly, a drum set and other musical instruments sat Thursday on the altar at Fellowship Church. ...more

November 17, 2008

Patrick Rattey and his family have been in America only since May. They scurried to sell their South African possessions and make their transcontinental leap. As the new music director and praise and worship leader at First Baptist Church of Spring Hill, Rattey feels certain this is where Christ wants him to serve. ...more

July 12, 2008

At 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, a church full of people will enjoy live praise and worship music and refreshments to help celebrate 2008 and the new construction going on outside. ...more

December 29, 2007

At 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, a church full of people will enjoy live praise and worship music and refreshments to help celebrate 2008 and the new construction going on outside. The foundation grade work, initial plumbing and a huge delivery of metal hardware attest to the new fellowship hall and anticipated growth for 2008. ...more

December 29, 2007

AVON PARK — The curled, blackened and melted remains of vertical blinds was all that was visible from the cracked front windows of the New Life Deliverance Praise and Worship Ministries, located at 25 S. Verona Ave., that burned Friday morning. State Fire Marshal investigators and ATF agents combed over the ruins of the church, as they determined the fire had been deliberately set. The fire probably would have destroyed the building had it not been for Avon Park Fire Department firefighters returning from a medical call at 2:30 a.m. Friday, according to Chief Terry Feickert. ...more

December 29, 2007

First Baptist of Spring Hill to realize vision. ...more

December 28, 2007