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e-Review Photo Gallery July  - September 2008 For larger image, click on picture.     The Rev. Scott Weichl baptizes a soldier. Because Weichl serves as a military chaplain in a non-combat area, his day-to-day ministry includes counseling and administrative and supervisory tasks. He serves the Army, assigned to NATO, with soldiers dispersed in 13 countries. Weichl is an ordained Florida Conference elder and served as pastor of two Florida Conference churches from 1986 to 1992. Photo courtesy of Scott Weichl. Photo #08-0921. Accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0878, 7/7/08. Web photo only.   The Rev. Scott Weichl baptizes an infant while serving as a military chaplain in Germany. Weichl is an ordained Florida Conference elder. He served as pastor of two Florida Conference churches from 1986 to 1992. Photo courtesy of Scott Weichl. Photo #08-0920. Accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0878, 7/7/08. Mark R. Waring, the region risk control consultant at Arthur J. Gallagher, the conference’s insurance broker, conducts a site visit at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland. Waring and Mark Thomas, director of the Florida Conference Ministry Protection department, visited 11 churches in the South Central District in March 2007 to assess the churches’ “physical and procedural practices that may cause or contribute to accidents, injuries or other potential threats,” Thomas said. It was part of a new program Ministry Protection offers that provides on-site evaluations of local churches to determine any hazards or safety deficits on the property. Photo by J.A. Buchholz. Photo #08-0919. Accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0876, 7/2/08.   The Florida Conference Ministry Protection department recently began a partnership with Cardiac Science to provide automatic external defibrillators to churches. It’s one of many ways the Ministry Protection department is helping churches provide the safest environment for the people they serve. Photo courtesy of Ministry Protection. Photo #08-0918. Accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0876, 7/2/08.