During the season of Lent, Christians pay special attention to personal spiritual practices that help us reflect and renew as we look toward Easter Sunday. Central’s Lenten Spirituality Center is a place for members and the community to experience some sp

By BRENDA HARRISON Editor of The News Journal Florence, S.C. First Baptist Church will begin celebrating Easter with two special presentations on Sunday, March 18, and continue with additional worship services through Easter Sunday on April 1. During thi

Lighthouse Ministries’ Annual BBQ Fundraiser is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14. The event will take place at St. John’s Church at 252 S. Dargan St. and will be catered by local favorite, Schoolhouse BBQ. Lunch will be served from 11-2 and dinner will

Live@Central will continues its 13th season on Wednesday, Feb.28, at 6:30 p.m. with the Piedmont Chamber Players. Featured musicians will be Amy Blackwood on the acclaimed Schimmel grand piano, violinist Catherine Culp Hazan, and cellist Dr. Richard Thoma

Cooks for Christ will sponsor a chicken bog benefit for Daniel Cole on March 8 at the West Florence Fire Station on Pine Needles Road. Daniel Cole is 25 years old and was born with muscular dystrophy. At the age of nine, he developed problems with his hea

Everyone is invited to Central United Methodist Church for a Lenten mid-week service on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. The guest speaker will be Rev. Brad Gray, Pastor of St. Andrews Parish United Methodist Church in Charleston. Rev.

First Baptist Church will host Missionaries Ken and Karen Buckner on Sunday evening, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. The Buckners are full time missionaries in the southern country of Zambia. They focus primarily on bush ministry through evangelism, church planting, p

Live@Central! will continue its 13th season on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. with Coker College’s Dr. Ryan Smith, assistant professor of music, and Dr. Graham Wood, professor of music.The repertoire will include selections by Leonard Bernstein, George

Central United Methodist Church will host a Lenten mid-week service on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. The guest speaker will be Dr. Brent Driggers, Professor of New Testament at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne U

Central United Methodist Church will begin observing the 40 days of Lent with two Ash Wednesday services at 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.14. The 12:30 service will be led by Rev. Will Malambri. Lunch at $6 will be available in Spears Fellowship H

The Parent University Media will launch the first of several community forums on Monday, Feb. 12. This one will be held at the Savannah Grove Baptist Church at 6 p.m. The topic of Forum One will be “Put Prayer Back In School” Josiellia Williams of Pare

The Episcopal Forum of South Carolina, in collaboration with St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church of Florence, will host a one-day conference, The Book of Common Prayer: A Pathway to Spirituality on Saturday, Feb. 3, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. It will be

The annual Taste of Central takes place on Thursday, Feb. 1, at Central United Methodist Church. Doors will open to The Commons from the Irby Street parking lot at 5 p.m. for a preview of more than 100 silent auction items. The food tasting begins at 6:30

Live@Central! continues on Wednesday, Jan. 24, with Steven Mott, Curator of the Florence County Museum. Mott has an intense interest in the back stories of Florence. This evening, he will address the story of the internationally famous Florence family of

Parent University Media will launch the first of several community forums on Monday, Feb. 12. This one will be held at the Savannah Grove Baptist Church at 6 pm. The topic of Forum One is “Put Prayer Back in School.” Josiellia Williams of Parent Universit