November 27, 1998

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Contemporary retreat looks to the future

     Tradition met the future at this year’s United Methodist Men’s (UMM) spiritual retreats with a first-ever contemporary weekend held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the men’s retreat ministry.   
     Nearly 600 men from across the Florida Conference gathered at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg Oct. 30-Nov. 1 to experience the new retreat.     Full Story

Lay speakers equipped for ministry

      Liturgist, prison minister, witness, speaker, teacher and leader are potential callings for lay speakers. All were explored at the second annual training event for lay speakers this past summer at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg.
     “This [training] prepares me for the reality of church problems and makes me stronger in the Lord,” John Hone, a lay speaker from the Sarasota District, said  Full Story

Fund raising begins for Heritage Center
    Almost 200 years of history may soon have a permanent home as fund-raising efforts get underway for the new Florida United Methodist Heritage Center. The goal of the effort, coordinated by the Commission on Archives and History, is to raise $600,000 for the new archives building.
    The proposed 3,600 square-foot facility will be built in Lakeland between the United Methodist Building and the Episcopal Building, . . .    Full Story

Ministry impacts urban youth
When Hurricane Andrew ripped through Florida City in 1992, it tore down more than physical walls, said Kim King Torres, director of the Branches Outreach Ministry. The barriers between languages and cultures also came down, allowing Florida City United Methodist Church to respond to the needs of its own neighborhood, a community in transition both culturally and economically, says Torres 
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Opportunities

Seminar addresses 21st century worship

Ministry collects toys for prisoners’ children

Cummer camping ministry looks for
next year’s team

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