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Living out the Matthew 25 vision to eradicate systemic poverty in Presbytery of St. Augustine

Posted April 30th, 2021

Middleburg Presbyterian Church, a small community church southwest of Jacksonville in Clay County, Florida, participates in a feeding program called Operation Backpack. The outreach program works with the guidance counselor at a nearby elementary school. The counselor identifies the children and families who will receive a backpack filled with healthy child-friendly food.

Building a mission village

Posted December 10th, 2018

In 2011, the Rev. Dwayne Black was called to The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with one mandate: Turn the church around with its aging and dwindling membership on its eight-acre waterfront property or close its doors. “The church was either going to be the biggest albatross or the biggest blessing,” Black said.