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Church Check-in Page after

Tropical Storm Alberto

Everyone is anxious to hear how churches and church members fared in the storm. Please send your report to Communicator@fbsynod.org, and we will post your report here.

APOLLO BEACH, Calvary

06.06.14. All is well in Apollo Beach. Pr. David Allman

BRADENTON, Redeemer

06.06.15. No problems. We were lucky again. Pr. Al Keyser

BRANDON, Apostles

06.06.14. Apostles faired very well, just a couple of small tree branches down. Ron Beisecker, Church Administrator

BROOKVILLE

06.06.14. Pr. William M. Johnson, retired, is well and checking in.

COCOA, Messiah

06.06.14. All is well at Messiah, Cocoa. Pr. Holmes C. Beausang

DUNEDIN, St. Mark

06.06.14. We’re all fine in the Dunedin area – basically we received some much needed rain. Pr. Alan Wolkenhauer

FT. LAUDERDALE, Christ

06.06.14. We had some rain and wind. New tarps over the entire sanctuary are holding. Nothing new on the settlement for Wilma. We wait. Sometimes patiently. Pr. Ron Springer

FT. MYERS, PEACE

06.06.14. Peace, south Ft. Myers is just fine and had no damage or problems of any kind! Trust all other congregations of the Synod were as fortunate as we are. Thanks for your concern! Frank Warner , Chair, Leadership Team

FT. MYERS, Redeemer

06.06.14. All is well at Redeemer of Ft. Myers. There was no damage and the membership is fine. Pr. Bruce Carlson

FT. MYERS BEACH, St. Peter

06.06.15. Alberto was a non-event for us here at St. Peter. We got some strong wind and a lot of much needed rain. Glad that no one else was very battered by this storm as well. Pr. Tom Snapp

GAINESVILLE, Gethsemane,

06.06.14. Gethsemane faired very well. No damage. New roof held up - no leaks. Were able to exercise our developing disaster plan this year. Pastor Michael Lozano

GROVELAND, Zion

06.06.14. All is well at Zion Lutheran in Groveland. We hope the reports are good from all other places. Paula

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Ascension

06.06.14. All is well here in Indian Harbour Beach. Sigrid McGlothlin

JACKSONVILLE, Mandarin

06.06.14. we are fine. No damage for congregation or building. Pr. Sharon Dorr

LAKELAND, Grace

06.06.14. Grace Lutheran, Lakeland is secure. No damage in our area is reported. We got needed rain and some wind blowing dead branches down and some debris but nothing major. Pr. Paul Hauenstein

LEESBURG, Gloria Dei

06.06.14. Gloria Dei, Leesburg experienced no damage or flooding. Pr. Tom Church

LONGWOOD, St. Stephen

06.06.14. St. Stephen, Longwood experienced some very minor flooding, but it is already cleaned up. Pr. Chuck Miller

MELBOURNE, Advent

06.06.14. All is well in Melbourne. I am in Sanibel for vacation--but all is well here! Pr. Rick Hartmann

MIAMI SHORES, St. John

06.06.14. All is well here at St. John Lutheran Church of Miami Shores. No damage to report. Thank you, Pr. Jean-Pierre Marc-Charles

NAPLES, Christus Victor

06.06.19. Everything is good at Christus Victor in North Naples, FL. Intern Nathan Pile

NAPLES, Shepherd of the Glades

06.06.14. We here at Shepherd of the Glades in Naples are all fine....not much wind and great rain to help with the drought conditions. Blessings, Dolores Bliese, Parish Administration

NEW PORT RICHEY, King of Glory

06.06.15. Everything is going fine. Deacon Jim Burke

NEW PORT RICHEY, Resurrection

06.06.14. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection and its members are fine. All we suffered from was a few downed branches. Pr. Joy Waters

NOKOMIS, Our Savior

06.06.14. Some misc. tree branches down, some site flooding from rain. No damage. Thank the Lord! Pr. Carl Kaltreider

OCALA

06.06.14. NO problem in Ocala. The storm came within 60 miles, but only a wind and rain event. Let's wait to get excited when a real storm comes. Greetings, Retired Pr. Jack F. Reents

OCALA, Ascension

06.06.15. There was no damage to the church buildings or any church property and there was no personal property lost by any of our parishioners during Alberto. God's Peace, Pastor Jim Young

ORLANDO, St. Paul's

06.06.14. All is well at St. Paul's, Orlando, and everyone is fine. Pr. Roger Prehn

ORMOND BEACH, Grace

06.06.15. All is well in Ormond Beach. Pastor Virginia Barnes

PEMBROKE PINES

06.06.15. We are fine here in South Florida. Nell and I had no problem with the storm and as far as I know All Saints, of which we are members, had no problem with Alberto. Thanks. God bless us all. Retired Pr. Clyde E. Bedenbaugh

PLANT CITY, Lord of Life

06.06.17. Rain was nice. Grass growing and retention pond had water for a change. Pr. Russ Martin

PORT ST. LUCIE, St. Andrew's

06.06.14. Just a little extra rain here in Port St. Lucie - Praise the Lord!

SARASOTA, Faith

06.06.15. All is well at Faith Sarasota, we needed the rain badly. God’s Peace, Pastor Steve Winemiller

SEMINOLE, Good Shepherd

06.06.14. We are fine. 2" of rain and little wind 25-30 knots. By God's Grace, Bill Baumgardner

SPRING HILL, Holy Cross

06.06.14. We welcomed the several inches of rain and thanked God the winds were moderate enough to only blow the dead branches away. At our church building, the newly-repaired roof did not leak, and we are glad. It has also alerted us that we have some preparation yet to do, such as setting up a congregational member contact plan. Till next time - Interim Pastor Phil Schroeder

TALLAHASSEE, St. Stephen

06.06.14. Tallahassee is fine. We had an all day rain. We had our joint VBS at Grace Lutheran last night. Pr. Pamela Wellons

TAMPA, Faith

06.06.14. All is well at Faith, Tampa. Lots of rain and some flooding but no damage to church or property. Blessings to all, Interim Pastor Jim Horn

TAMPA, Joyful Servants

06.06.14. Everyone at Joyful Servants is doing fine. Pr. David Gardner Tweed

TITUSVILLE, Trinity

06.06.14. All is fine at Trinity Lutheran, Titusville. Pr. Robert A. Gordon

THE VILLAGES, Hope

06.06.16. Every think ok at Hope Lutheran in the Villages. Pr. Barry Hunteman

WINTER GARDEN, People of Faith

06.06.14. No problem here. Linn Morris