The many people who are fed on Saturdays at the First Methodist Church of Crestview’s soup kitchen include homeless folks, as well as individuals who have a roof over their head but no electricity, soup kitchen leaders Steve and Deb Lubas said.

Members of Hope Crest Church invite the community to help commemorate the church’s first anniversary at the fun and family-friendly Celebration of Hope.

At the Okaloosa County Jail, where the air of troubled lives permeates much of the facility, many inmates find solace and hope by conferring with the Rev. Shane Hardesty.

Members of churches such as CrossWay Community Church in Crestview and First Baptist Church of Milligan played big roles in this year’s Operation Christmas Child campaign.

Featuring members of the NWF SHARE theatre program, “The Living Nativity: Your Personal Journey to the Manger,” is coming to Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church.

First Baptist Church of Crestview’s sixth annual walk-through event called “Experience Christmas” will include a dazzling display of over 100 decorated Christmas trees in the church’s historic stained-glass chapel.

Chevon Corlew-Coleman, a Crestview gospel singer, songwriter and musician who has sung the national anthem at several major local events, opened for gospel artists such as Larnell Harris, Donnie McClurkin, and Marvin Sapp, and written for Grammy Award-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans, will highlight the upcoming FOR THAT Benefit Concert.

Organizers of the upcoming “Team Jesus — ThanksGIVING Outreach” event in Crestview want to remind people they’re not forgotten, says Leicee Braneff.

A petting zoo, games, contests, raffles, inflatables, an obstacle course, a silent auction, and food trucks and vendors will all be featured at the Fourth Annual Harvest of Hope Festival.

Before finding their collective spiritual home in a traditional church building, members of the Church of the Epiphany in Crestview met in each other’s houses, in a library on Pine Street, and at a Tastee Freez restaurant, the church’s vicar said today.