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B’nai Torah Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt (second from right) poses with (l-r) President Scott Frank, Executive Director Leesa Parker and Executive Vice President Melanie Jacobson. Photo provided 

Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt of B’nai Torah Congreg

Welcome Easter Sunday, April 20, on the beach with the rising sun. Here are places to do that from Boca Raton to Lake Worth Beach:  

Spanish River Church: Beach Sunrise Family Service takes place at 6:45 a.m. at South Beach Park, 400 N. Ocean Blvd.,

Stephen Schwartz works with Addy Berry and Liam Spengler using Lego blocks to build the northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem during a Jan. 25 presentation at Cason United Methodist Church in Delray Beach. Photos by Janis Fontaine/The Coastal S

By Janis Fontaine

Some people call it Drunk Church. Or Addiction Church. 

Whatever the name, the Recovery Church Movement is saving the lives of addicts and alcoholics one soul at a time. Recovery churches hold worship services that incorporate Jesu

Architect Stephen Schwartz, set to appear Jan. 25 in Delray Beach, uses Legos to build a symbolic version of old Jerusalem as a teaching tool to reach children. Photo provided

You can’t build Rome in a day, but you can build the Old City of Jerusale

In 2023, Cason United Methodist Church hosted its inaugural Thanksgiving dinner. It brought together more than 100 congregants, the underserved in the community and the Seekers ministry to enjoy donated turkeys and food prepared by the Caring Kitchen

Students Niko Zlatkovic and Mas McDaniel work on math problems in the outdoor setting at Cocoplum Nature School in Delray Beach. Photo provided

By Faran Fagen

Cocoplum Nature School students love to play pretend restaurant, make up theater production

Posing for family photos on the haystacks or in front of piles of pumpkins is a popular pastime for visitors to the Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival in Mizner Park. Photo provided

By Faran Fagen and Janis Fontaine

If you’re looking to add some thrill to y

The Hustle to End Hunger 5K, sponsored by CROS Ministries, is Oct. 7. ABOVE: The 2022 preparations. Photo provided

No matter how well the economy does, hunger does not go away.

According to the Palm Beach County Food Bank, nearly 160,000 people in o

Pastor David Schmidt leads the congregation as members of the youth choir, below, join in song during Cason United Methodist Church’s anniversary celebration. Photos provided

By Janis Fontaine

Twelve decades ago, five Delray Beach men founded the M

The stained glass windows and sweeping roof line help to define the interior of the Church of the Palms. Photo provided

Church of the Palms is repairing the stunning stained-glass art in its sanctuary and narthex that has decorated the church since t

Dr. Michael B. Brown is scheduled to be guest preacher at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach the morning of March 19.
Then at 4 p.m., he’ll be joined by Rob Tanner to speak again on “Can Retirement Be Purposeful?”
Brown is an author (A Five-Mi

ABOVE: Cason United Methodist Church’s annual Pumpkin Patch is Oct. 15-31 outside the church in Delray Beach. Admission is free. The festival includes a car-to-car trick-or-treating day Oct. 30. BELOW: Boca Raton will have a Pumpkin Patch Festival at

Volunteers gather one last time in April after cleaning up the garden land next to Cason United Methodist Church, which has agreed to sell the property. The fruit and vegetable garden had been there since 2008. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Janis Fontaine

Soon greetings of “Merry Christmas” will echo through malls and churches, schools and neighborhoods. But some of our neighbors may be coming to terms with the loss of a loved one this Christmas. How will they navigate the first Chri

Danielle Hurley of Boca Raton picks out pumpkins with her 6-year-old twins, Cameron and Leighton, at Cason United Methodist Church in Delray. The annual sale benefits the church’s mission and outreach programs. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Devon Silva-Frost, 2, of Boca Raton enjoys making a pumpkin selection. Delray Beach native Samantha Frost came to the patch as a child and wanted to share the experience with her son. Photo provided by Samantha Frost

Volunteers crowd the finish line at CROS Ministries’ 2019 Hustle to End Hunger 5K in John Prince Park. This year’s race, Oct. 2, has live and virtual options. Photo provided

By Janis Fontaine

CROS Ministries’ annual Hustle to End Hunger 5K on Oct. 2

‘Come to Bethlehem’ is an interactive town with people dressed as they were in Jesus’ time. Photo provided

By Janis Fontaine

    With Thanksgiving this month we realize Christmas is just around the corner. With that in mind, Cason United Methodist C

Runners hit the pavement along A1A on June 25 for Cason United Methodist Church’s

Cason Color 5K Fun Run in Delray Beach.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Janis Fontaine

    Cason United Methodist Church held its first Cason Color 5K Fun Run, a fundr