StrikeForce 421, a Christ-centered women’s giving circle, announced the 2025 grant-semifinalists on Thursday, January 23rd during a luncheon and voting day at the Grateful Palate in Fort Lauderdale. Over the past 11 years, StrikeForce 421 has grown into a vibrant community of women united by faith and a desire to make a meaningful impact. Together, they have given over $1.5 million to Christian ministries that are transforming lives and bringing hope to our community. This year’s grant semi-finalists include City Changers, presented by Dr. Anton Venter, President, requests $53,604 to empower Broward County school leaders, who feel drained and demotivated, […]

Mallets shattered concrete blocks marking the “ceremonial groundbreaking” of the Holy Cross Health Free-Standing Emergency Department (FSED) on November 6 in Deerfield Beach, only the second in Broward County. About the Holy Cross FSED The new 25,000-square-foot FSED will offer comprehensive emergency services, including advanced diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, ultrasound and CT scans and also have a fully functional on-site laboratory. There will be private treatment and exam rooms, as well as a dedicated ambulance bay for fast and efficient emergency response. The FSED seeks to reduce patient wait times and will be open 24/7, making emergency services convenient […]

More than 250 people attended Broward Right to Life’s annual Benefit Breakfast on Saturday, November 16, at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale.  “It was such an inspiration to be with so many like-minded people. I left energized and encouraged,” said one attendee. Dr. Alveda King Speaks at Pro-Life Breakfast The Breakfast keynote speaker, Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King and the founder of Speak for Life, told her story of two past abortions and how her 1983 conversion to Christ led to her pro-life commitment.  Dr. King said her mother planned to have an abortion while pregnant […]

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (1996-2007) congratulated Coral Ridge Ministries on its 50th anniversary at a Golden Gala celebration November 16, at The Boca Raton. Huckabee spoke just days after President-elect Donald Trump asked him to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel.  A long-time friend of Israel who has visited the Jewish state some 100 times since he first went there in 1973, Huckabee said the opportunity to be ambassador, “which I was not expecting,” was a “God thing.” Huckabee’s new boss, President-elect Donald J. Trump also sent congratulations: “For five decades this ministry has been used to transform […]