SEBRING — Church services are held on Fridays for some of the Highlands County Detention Facility inmates, and Joe Valentin is one of their pastors. The Southern Baptist minister comes to the jail once a week, giving sermons that rarely go beyond 15 minutes but spread a message of hope and faith to those that have "all the time in the world" to consider it, he said. ...more

May 12, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This an occasional series spotlighting local clergy members. This week's column features the Rev. Linford D. Houck, a minister at Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 N. Park Road. The church has about 330 members. Services include worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. and family Bible hour at 9:15 a.m. The church's telephone number is (813) 752-4622. ...more

December 20, 2007