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Marian Rizzo

A graduate of Luther Rice Seminary with a bachelor’s degree in Bible Education, Marian Rizzo attends Good News Church of Ocala. She trained for jungle missions with New Tribes (now ETHNOS 360) and served at a Youth With A Mission training center in Southern Spain. For 30 years she worked as a journalist and magazine writer and now writes faith-based novels from her home in Ocala. She has two daughters and three grandchildren.

Three churches, three languages, three conduits for spreading the gospel

Marian Rizzo Dec 12, 2022 0

Three churches on one campus, reaching three distinct people groups, is a glimpse of God’s work at its finest, believes Scott Markley, lead pastor of First Baptist Church of Lake…
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It takes a team to plant a church, says Lakeside Church pastor Zack Potter

Marian Rizzo Dec 2, 2022 0

Planting a church requires more than a man with a mission, admits Zack Potter, pastor of Lakeside Church in Winter Haven. Potter credits two supporting congregations plus a growing…
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Singles Minister Returns to Hometown to Plant New Church

Marian Rizzo Nov 1, 2022 0

Daniel Helms loved his hometown of Palatka (pop. 10,000), where everybody knew everybody and sports were a major part of life. Even so, during his college years, he decided to…
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South Tampa Pastor Blends Faith with Athletics

Marian Rizzo Oct 24, 2022 0

JJ Johnson does a different kind of moonlighting. In addition to his position as pastor of South Tampa Fellowship, he also labors day and night as a chaplain to athletic teams.
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