Summer Camp Guide 2022

Summer camps can provide a wonderful opportunity for enrichment, independence, spiritual growth and fun! Here are a few local offerings and sleep away camps listed geographically from south to north.   Calvary Summer Camp 1708 North State Rd 7, Hollywood, FL 33021 Day Camp, Athletics Camps  Rising Pre-K4–12th grade students (age range depends on on camp type) May 31 – July 29 Cost: $235–$250 per week (depends on camp type; lunch included) 954-590-1600 CCAEagles.org/HWSummer *Face masks optional.   Summersational 880 South Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Religious, day camp 6 weeks old through 5th grade June 6 – July […]

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First Love

It is time for the church, the Bride, to come back to a revelation of first love.  I write this with affection and value to you, church of South Florida, the eklesia. I thank the Father for you, who has stood firm and stayed planted in a dry and weary land where at times it seems there is no water. You, church of South Florida, have endured. This is no small thing. Unity across borders, boundaries and denominations has strengthened you. The Father is so proud. Unity will always command His blessing.  However, beloved, in the midst of enduring, in […]

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StrikeForce 421 Gives Away It’s Millionth Dollar

On Friday, March 11th, StrikeForce 421 reached their God-sized goal of giving away their 1 Millionth Dollar to Christian ministries in South Florida in an effort to shine the light of Christ a little brighter in our region. The final grant rewards were announced during their Spring Grant Awards Celebration at the Grateful Palate. A community of pledge partners who pool their resources in order to have a greater impact, StrikeForce 421 is a giving circle whose partners believe in radical, life-changing generosity for both the givers and the recipients. Recipients of the Millionth Dollar Grant This season’s grant recipients […]

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Good News Wants to Know… – Russian invasion of Ukraine

As we watch the news reports and the seemingly global impact of the conflict, Good News Wants to Know… What has most surprised or impacted you since the Russian invasion of Ukraine? As one whose parents immigrated from the Ukraine and who still has relatives there, the invasion has impacted me on multiple levels. Viscerally, that Russia would brutally invade a sovereign nation such as they have is shocking and infuriating. Even more, though, it’s worrisome – what and/or who is going to stop Putin from expanding his terrorist attacks on other countries? It’s difficult to see how this ends in any […]

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Elev8Life Alumni Brings TLT Club to Purpose Academy

Heaven’lee Belknap trail-blazed the first ever TLT Club at Purpose Academy in Pompano Beach.  Heavenly, a Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) alumni, took on Dr. Andrea Hazim’s challenge to launch a club in which classmates would practice values and principles of serving leadership that make an impact in their world.  Elev8Life for Tomorrow’s Leaders It’s exciting to see young leaders form a community of TLT to help each other resist and overcome today’s “common culture,” which constantly demands their allegiance. TLT Club members proudly wear their IMPACT TEAM shirts that proclaim: “We aren’t the next. We are the now. We aren’t […]

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Youth Impact Center Will Hold a Grand Opening Celebration

The Chen Family Mission Foundation will host the grand opening of a Youth Impact Center on Saturday, April 2nd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Athletics Center located at 909 E. Cypress Creek Road in the Pinecrest Square.  The Youth Impact Center will have modern facilities in a safe and fun environment offering a wide range of no-cost programs for youth, including wrestling, tutoring, fitness, mentoring, MMA and a social hub. It is designed to be a place where young people can congregate and have all their needs met academically, athletically, socially and personally – a place where […]

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Collaboration With The Creator

Wherever you are right now, take a deep breath and just take in the richness of the beauty all around you! Go ahead, take a second to look out of the nearest window or step outside and observe the wind in the trees, the sun on your skin. What a gift we have to feel and experience God’s beautiful creation screaming his glory and proclaiming his mighty handiwork! Maybe as you read this you’re taking a sip of tea or coffee, or enjoying a meal. On your next sip or bite, really hone in on the deliciously complex and life […]

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Kelsey Grammer to Play Calvary Chapel Founder Chuck Smith in “Jesus Revolution” Movie

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate announced recently that Kelsey Grammer, Anna Grace Barlow, Jonathan Roumie, and more have joined the cast of “Jesus Revolution,” a film inspired by the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. Grammer (“Frasier”) will star alongside Joel Courtney (“Super 8”), previously announced, as well as newly joining cast members Anna Grace Barlow (“The Big Leap”), Jonathan Roumie (“The Chosen”), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“According to Jim”), Ally Ioannides (“Parenthood”), Julia Campbell (Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion), […]

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Good News Wants to Know… Have you ever witnessed a miracle?

This month Good News Wants to Know… Have you ever witnessed a miracle? The greatest miracle I have experienced is the day I gave my heart to Jesus. I was raised in a Christian home, but my parents separated, and I became bitter toward God. My life went downhill fast. The day I forgave my father and committed my life to Jesus marked a drastic change in my life. A change that I could never have imagined. Jesse Carroccio, Station Manager, WRMB, Moody Radio This morning I experienced a miracle.  I woke up!  I could breathe, see, hear, smell, sit up, stand up, walk, […]

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TIU-Florida Partners with Local churches

Pastor Jean Ezekiel welcomed Dean Gene Green of Trinity International University – Florida to the Evangelical Haitian Church of Florida in Miami on Sunday, February 20. Dr. Green talked about the urgent need for teachers in South Florida today and the call to Christians to rise to the challenge. Pastor Ezekiel and TIU-Florida Pastor Ezekiel earned his master’s degree at TIU-Florida, and several members of his congregation are currently students at Trinity Florida, completing their BA degrees. TIU-Florida partners with churches throughout the South Florida community and offers discounts for their members to pursue a Christ-infused education. Trinity International University […]

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