I don't remember the last time I had this much fun shopping. ...more

December 3, 2008

When it comes to feeding 800 to 900 people for Thanksgiving, Carole Winters said it's the quality of the cooking utensil used that matters most. ...more

November 27, 2008

A mission-minded community church is showing its thanks by giving both to the local needy and to Haiti hurricane victims. ...more

November 27, 2008

The community has come through again as donations for the Union Congregational Church's Thanksgiving holiday ministry have poured in, according to Cheryal Phillips, administrative secretary for the church. ...more

November 22, 2008

Some of the area's neediest angels will have their names plucked from a tree this holiday season. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Salvation Army and Atonement Lutheran Church in Sebring are teaming up this year to provide a free Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings, expecting to serve between 300 to 400 people. ...more

November 14, 2008

Some of the area's neediest angels will have their names plucked from a tree this holiday season. Calvary Lutheran Church is hoping that this year, with the economy in such poor shape, that the public will pitch in to provide some of the most basic needs for 500 youngsters. "Some of these children are so needy, they don't even ask for toys, just clothes," said Mary Ann Hohler, who for the past three years has served as lead shopper for the church's Angel Tree program. ...more

November 12, 2008

More than a dozen local churches will mobilize Nov. 23 with a massive mission - to gather enough groceries to stock the shelves of Tampa Bay area charities for an entire year. ...more

November 5, 2008

PLANT CITY It wouldn't seem like fall - or Halloween - in downtown Plant City without bright orange pumpkins spread out on the lawn of First United Methodist Church. ...more

October 2, 2008

Lutheran actors hope to uncover lots of laughs tonight and Saturday when they stage the original whodunit mystery, "The Case of the Frozen Saints," starting at 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Apollo Beach. ...more

September 26, 2008