Good News Readers Donated $1,100 to Charities

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27 Dec 2018
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For the second consecutive year the GOOD NEWS reader donors have partnered with the Good News Media Group Foundation in an expression of Thanks as we honor those in need at South Florida Charities with $1100 split evenly between eleven outstanding groups that honor God every day in their faithful service to His kingdom. The group below is varied and cover a panoply of heart endeavors. For our readers and sponsors we wish to share that these charities were not chosen because of a high profile but contrary because of a greatest need and to provide some level of encouragement […]

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Unleashed Women’s Event seeks freedom and sisterhood for every South Florida woman

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26 Dec 2018
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What does it mean to be a woman? What are we called to do? Where do we place our hope? These days there is a renewed energy and passion for the answers to those questions, along with a lot of discouragement and confusion. In January a team of local ministry leaders and women from across South Florida will come together to launch Unleashed, a movement beyond despair and confusion to clarity, hope and resolve for becoming all we were meant to be in this world and in the life to come. Christians believe Jesus overcame. He took on the sins […]

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Good News Celebrates Our 2018 – 2019 Faith Leaders

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4 Dec 2018
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During this Christmas season, we felt it only appropriate to recognize the faith leaders who offer hope, encouragement and spiritual support to our community throughout the year. If you do not already have a place of worship, we hope you will join them this Advent as we celebrate the arrival of the promised Messiah and the Good News of the gospel. Above and Beyond Community Church Boca Raton 561 997-6109 www.aboveandbeyond.church Above and Beyond Community Church, established in 1992, and SonCoast Community Church, established in 1994, combined church families in March of 2018. Austin Calder, Senior Pastor   Boca Glades […]

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FCA Raises $90,000 in 100-Hole Golf Marathon

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12 Nov 2018
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Eighteen men accepted the challenge and played in the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) 100-hole Golf Marathon on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the beautiful Coral Ridge Country Club.  Each of the players played for 9 glorious hours in a sun-drenched South Florida day. J.C. Conte was Master of Ceremonies for the after tournament Awards dinner and cool down as players reminisced about the flurry of “almost” holes-in-one. Bryan Mitchell enjoyed the tournament’s only Hole-in-one and Will Lust was Low Score Medalist and Austin Cook was tops in Most Birdies. The big winner for the day was the Fellowship of […]

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U.S. News Ranks Palm Beach Atlantic Among Best in South

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31 Oct 2018
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Palm Beach Atlantic University climbed five spots in the respected U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2019 edition. The University placed 52nd among the best universities in the South in the rankings released September 10. The publication includes rankings of more than 1,800 schools nationwide. The 2019 ranking places Palm Beach Atlantic tied with Coastal Carolina (South Carolina), Columbia College (South Carolina) and Wingate University (North Carolina) in the top tier of regional universities in the South. “As we enter our 50th year, PBA celebrates the vision of our founders whose dream to establish a Christ-first university in South […]

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Good News Wants to Know… Setbacks That Inspire

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30 Oct 2018
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Each month we ask community and business leaders of faith, who impact South Florida in profound ways, a one-sentence, lighthearted question designed to help the community get to know them better. Like many, perhaps they too have suffered disappointment or things didn’t go as they planned.   So, this month Good News Wants to Know…  What setback have you suffered that has inspired you? Years ago, when one of my children was diagnosed with Asperger’s, it motivated me to go into overdrive researching causes and interventions. The answers I found ended up benefitting my family, and even my extended family, […]

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Retired Nurse Saves Lives Outside Fort Lauderdale Abortion Facility

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24 Oct 2018
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Patty Kelly is into saving lives. A retired critical care nurse, since 2016 Patty has been doing much the same outside an abortion facility on Oakland Park Blvd. Only now she saves lives by sharing compassion and critically needed information to help abortion-minded women choose life. Patty said, the best part of what she does is seeing God at work, like the time a woman drove into the abortion facility lot and parked right next to Patty standing on the sidewalk. The night before, the woman had dreamed God did not want her to abort her baby. She came for […]

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Church United Holds Teacher Appreciation Lunch

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10 Oct 2018
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Four local churches, through Church United a partnership of local churches across denominations, hosted a teacher appreciation lunch on August 14 for the faculty and staff of Fort Lauderdale High School. With the help of approximately 40 volunteers, these four churches came together to provide lunch, teacher survival kits and school supplies for 175 teachers and faculty members to kick off the 2018-2019 school year. This event included inspirational programming and raffle prizes to show teachers how appreciated they are for investing in the students. Special thanks to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza for donating lunch, the United Way for donating […]

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Gov. Scott Speaks at South Florida Pastor’s Summit

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3 Oct 2018
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About 250 pastors and ministers from around the state gathered for a briefing on historic advancements in White House Policy for the Faith Community during a South Florida Pastor’s Summit on September 20th presented by the South Florida Pastors Network held at Iglesia Comunidad/Community Church in Pembroke Pines. Apostle Mario Bramnick hosted the event, which included presentations from Florida Governor Rick Scott, a report from Jennifer Korn, Deputy Director and Special Assistant to the President at The White House, and talks from Pastor Nilsa Alvarez, Regional Faith Director for the Florida Republican Party, and Pastor Luciano Bongarrá, of the Latin […]

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Boca Christian Headmaster Dr. Robert H. Tennies Remembered

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Dr. Robert Tennies was the beloved Headmaster of Boca Raton Christian School for the past 34 years. He passed into Glory on September 1st following a heart procedure. Dr. Tennies was born in Bogota, Columbia, where his parents were missionaries. He made Boca Christian his mission field with a life-long dedication to caring for children’s minds and souls. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Tennies, was by his side at Boca Christian, first as a teacher, and for the past 32 years as the Media Specialist. Both of their daughters attended Boca Christian. Dr. Tennies was a proud graduate of Wheaton College […]

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