The Living Nativity at Westside Baptist Church
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a Christmas experience unlike any other. The Living Nativity at Westside Baptist Church in Jacksonville was back this past weekend. The drive-thru event offered locals…
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Bethel Church celebrates 185 years of rich history
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The oldest predominately African-American church in Florida celebrated its 185th anniversary. The Bethel Church congregation came together in downtown Jacksonville and celebrated Sunday to honor its rich…
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St. Johns County church leader gets unwanted attention after man with same name, similar truck arrested in Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Johns County man told News4JAX Monday he’s been inundated with calls and messages from people asking if he’d been arrested and accused of pointing…
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News4JAX sits down with Fernandina Beach pastor after church group arrives home safely from Middle East
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The final members of a group touring Israel with First Baptist Church Fernandina Beach arrived home safely Sunday night after being stuck in the Middle East…
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18 members of Fernandina Beach church group make it home, 25 more arriving Sunday night
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eighteen members of a Fernandina Beach church group are back in Jacksonville, and 25 more members are expected to arrive Sunday night after being stuck in Israel…
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Church group lands in Jacksonville from Israel
Eighteen of the 54 First Baptist Fernandina Beach tour group members arrived in Jacksonville early Sunday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After spending more than a week in the middle of…
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Jacksonville judge throws out defamation case Celebration Church
Circuit Judge Marianne Aho ruled she couldn’t decide the case without joining “a doctrinal squabble involving the church’s biblical standards.” JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A defamation lawsuit that Jacksonville minister Stovall Weems…
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Fernandina Beach church group stuck in Israel
War broke out while a group from First Baptist Fernandina Beach was touring biblical sites. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Several dozen members of a Fernandina Beach church are stuck overseas trying…
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Tradition marches on as Jacksonville church celebrates ‘Blessing of the Animals’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is keeping up with a more than 800-year-old tradition. On Sunday, the church on Atlantic Boulevard celebrated the Feast of Saint Francis…
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Judge rules in cases involving Celebration Church and former pastors
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County judge issued two orders on Friday regarding cases involving Celebration Church and its founding pastors, Stovall and Kerri Weems. The court considered two cases:…
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