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Palm Beach Features Allstate Foundation and Points of Light Campaign

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7 Jul 2015
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Local Allstate agents and United Way of Palm Beach County community volunteers educated hundreds of citizens and helped them build free disaster preparedness kits at the Mall at Wellington Green in June. The free kits included a hand-crank flashlight, first aid kit, whistles and other items proven to keep people safe and prepared. According to Adelphi University, nearly half of Americans lack emergency supplies for use in the event of a disaster. This same study indicated more than half of parents do not have a designated meeting place in case of a disaster. Many families aren’t even aware of what […]

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Covenant Village Received Makeover From Minnesota Grads

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Covenant Village of Florida in Plantation received the gift of service from a group of graduating senior high school students from Duluth, Minnesota, who stopped by to complete a service project before heading off on their senior class trip in June. The group of 13 students and six chaperons from Lakeview Christian Academy, a non-denominational school in Duluth, flew into Fort Lauderdale International Airport on a Saturday with intentions to add color and beauty to the campus, which brought smiles to residents’ faces. The group planted colorful blooms and pulled weeds in the continuing care retirement community’s Palm Villa/Care Center […]

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Terri Cunliffe Named CEO of Covenant

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The board of directors of Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities has named Terri Cunliffe as its chief executive officer, effective June 1. Cunliffe, who has served as CRC’s COO since 2010 and has been part of the organization for more than 25 years, succeeds current CEO Rick Fisk. Beginning her career as a nursing home part-time receptionist, Cunliffe has held a series of progressive leadership roles within CRC, including nursing home administrator and executive director at Covenant Village of Florida. “It has been a privilege to be a part of an organization that is committed to the Evangelical Covenant Church’s mission, […]

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Calvary Christian Academy’s Coach of The Year Takes on New Role

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After leading Calvary Christian Academy’s baseball team to the 4A Regional Championship game and being named Coach of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald and the High School Baseball Network, Coach Gregg “Moose” Mucerino has accepted a position as head coach of the baseball program at Colorado Christian University. This year, Coach Moose led his team to a 23-7 season, advancing to the playoffs against Gulliver Prep. “Nobody achieves that by themselves” Said Mucerino. “Head coach gets the recognition but it’s the whole staff. They executed their jobs perfectly under pressure.” Describing it as a “season of coaching bliss,” […]

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Students Attend Unleashed Mission Camp With A Heart to Serve Others

Shelly Pond
2 Jul 2015
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More than 135 middle and high school students spent a week of their summer break serving area non-profits and schools during Unleashed Summer Mission Camp June 22 – 26. West Pines Community Church developed the mission camp after realizing that teens sitting around during the summer were an untapped resource willing and ready to serve our community. “One of the things we’ve noticed is that relationship building  is  best  cultivated when you are volunteering or giving,” said Justin Chades, student pastor at West Pines Community Church and the camp director. “Going to a theme park is fun, but when you  […]

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Local Pastors Offer Insight Into Current Events

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30 Jun 2015
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We asked several local pastors to share their views on recent news events including the Supreme Court decision that declared same sex marriage to be a fundamental right and legalized it nationwide and the resignation of Coral Ridge Pastor Tullian Tividjian due to moral failure. Here are their comments. Pastor Doug Sauder, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Speaking on Sunday, Doug Sauder, senior pastor at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, shared that while on a family vacation two weeks ago, his family toured the Supreme Court building, and as he sat in the court chamber he considered the potential impact of their […]

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Supreme Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide on June 26 in a sweeping, moralizing opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He delivered the ruling softly and without much expression, but outside the courtroom, huge crowds swarmed the Supreme Court plaza in celebration, singing the national anthem. As anticipated since the high court first took up the case, the ruling was 5-4, with Kennedy joining the court’s liberals: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. The dissenters—Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—each penned separate dissents, an expression of profound […]

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Fighting For a Home

Robin Martin
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As the fireworks shoot into the air, one after another, creating a tapestry of flashes and colors, the night sky will alight this July 4th. No matter how young or old, a well done show of fireworks can excite, inspire and remind a person of the American Dream. This great country was founded upon a fighting spirit for personal and collective freedom and opportunity of its people. July 4th is a celebration of that initial fight for independence and the birth of a country. They fought for a new home in the land of opportunity. The fires within that marked […]

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The Gospel Ministry

Jeremy McKeen
4 Jun 2015
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Over the past decade there has been a great resurgence of the gospel in church ministry. As one writer put it, “There has been an explosion of gospel-centeredness.” On the whole, this is a very encouraging development. And yet there’s a danger that the word “gospel” can simply turn into the latest buzzword or church-growth trend where the word is used so much that it loses its meaning and value. So, what does a healthy and effective gospel ministry look like in a church? How can church leaders and church members tell if their ministry really is gospel-centered? In the […]

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4KIDS BiG Cardio Raises $200,000 to Help Kids in Crisis

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3 Jun 2015
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The 8th Annual 4KIDS BiG Cardio presented by Ryder was a BiG success for kids in our community. The event kicked off National Foster Care Month with nearly 1,200 participants on Saturday, May 2nd. Because of all those who participated, and especially all of the sponsors, 4KIDS was able to shine a light on the foster care crisis. So far they have raised over $200,000 to support the mission of a home for every child with the help of more than 180 dedicated volunteers who made 4KIDS BiG Cardio possible. Join them next year for another day of fitness and […]

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