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In Memoriam

An e-Review News Item By Caryl Kelley | Feb. 8, 2010 {1137} • Paul Morris • James Brown • Robert Sommer • Richard Wolbert • Meredith Standley • Andrew Parker • Charles Burton • Ray Honaker • R. Eugene Snidow full story

Pastors take lead on malaria task force

By Jenna De Marco | Feb. 4, 2010 {1136} NOTE: Headshots of the Revs. Audrey Warren and Riley Short are available at http://www.flumc.info/photo_gallery2.shtml. Two Florida Conference pastors are taking the helm in the conference’s efforts to imagine a world without malaria. full story

Florida United Methodists ramp up relief efforts for Haiti

By Jenna De Marco | Feb. 3, 2010 {1135} Propelled by the United Methodist connection and their concern for the Haitian people, members of the Florida Conference have found a variety of ways to help in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince Jan. 12. full story

Church, community take garden concept to next level

By Derek Maul | Feb. 2, 2010 {1134} Permaculture, community partnership and a food forest described as a 100-year ministry are three concepts that set the community garden at a Pompano Beach church apart in the expanding world of church gardens. full story

Groups launch coalition to end violence

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 28, 2010 {1132} Despite a sluggish economy, poor housing market and the worst unemployment Florida has seen in decades, people living in Florida City are seeing some signs of promise for a better year. full story

Lewis develops Bible studies, builds relationships in first year

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 26, 2010 {1131} For people looking for a grassroots Bible study with a relevant message, the Rev. Harold D. Lewis Sr. is delivering that and more. full story

Haitians praise God in aftermath of quake

By Erik J. Alsgaard | Jan. 25, 2010 {1129} ORLANDO — Amidst their mourning for loved ones who have died and prayers for those still suffering after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, Haitian United Methodists in Central Florida gathered to praise God and express thanks for the support they’ve received. full story

Night shelters help homeless cope with cold snap

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 22, 2010 {1127} When freezing temperatures gripped the state in early January, Florida Conference churches opened their doors to help keep the cold at bay for area homeless. full story

Tampa church goes global with revitalization program

By Larry Macke | Jan. 22, 2009 {1128} With the help of the Internet and Cokesbury, Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa is sharing what it considers great news from the modern equivalent of the mountain. full story

Leaders get education on farm worker life, urban agriculture

By Erik J. Alsgaard | Jan. 21, 2010 {1126} IMMOKALEE — Florida grows more tomatoes than any other state, producing an annual crop valued at more than $500 million. Bishop Tim Whitaker and other conference leaders spent a day learning where those tomatoes are grown and the issues surrounding their harvest. full story

Churches go beyond debating health care reform

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 17, 2010 {1124} NOTE: This article is the fourth in a series on ways ministries in the Florida Conference are helping individuals and families cope with the current economic downturn. Links to the first three articles are included in the "related stories" section at the end of this article. While the country debates health care reform, several Florida Conference churches are taking action and providing ministries that specifically help people who don’t have health insurance. full story

Church members pray for Haiti, lost friends at vigil

By Derek Maul | Jan. 17, 2010 {1123} TAMPA — A prayer vigil held at a Tampa church gave members and guests a chance to do something now for survivors and victims of the earthquake in Haiti: pray. full story

Former Haitian church leader safe, but homeless

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 14, 2010 {1122} The Rev. Raphael Dessieu said he and his family are alive, but their home and belongings “are gone.” full story

Haitians in Florida await news of family, friends after earthquake

By Jenna De Marco | Jan. 13, 2010 {1121} Sorrow, shock and stalled communication. That’s what Florida Conference members with connections to Haiti said they have experienced a day after a major earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. full story

Property, casualty insurance rates drop in 2010

By Erik J. Alsgaard | Jan. 13, 2010 {1120} LAKELAND — Property and casualty insurance rates for Florida Conference United Methodist churches are decreasing again this year, good news in an economy that’s struggling to rebound. full story

In Memoriam

An e-Review News Item By Caryl Kelley | Jan. 11, 2010 {1119} • Fred Bonsteel • Martin Riley • Candido Perez • Manuel Salabarria • E. Clayton Calhoun Jr. • Willie D. Limbric full story

Church holds Christmas Eve service in Irish pub

By Erik J. Alsgaard | Jan. 11, 2010 {1118} WINTER PARK — It’s Christmas Eve, and the regular crowd has shuffled in to Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub and Eatery. It seems like any other night, except there’s a group from the United Methodist church down the street getting ready to bring church to the pub. full story