Ye Olde History Snippets…  On this day, July 29th in 1974, fifteen hundred people crowded the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia to witness the ordination of eleven women.

Historically, the position of women was typically secondary to that of men in the Christian Church. On this day, July 29th in 1974, fifteen hundred people crowded the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia to witness the ordination of eleven women.  The eleven women were ordained to priesthood by three retired bishops: Daniel Corrigan,…

Remembering Harry Richard Adams, a beloved member (#735) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 26.

Remembering James Howard Bovard, a beloved regular attendee and congregant of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 23.

Remembering Walter Houchin Dority, a beloved member (#830) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 22.

Remembering Marcella Catherine Broadwell, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 21.

Remembering Dulcina Margaret “Billie” (Rawson) Samples, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 19.

Remembering Richard Lewis “Dick” Marshall, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 19.

Remembering John Alexander Stewart, a beloved member (#1101) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 17.

Remembering Edward Walter Brown, a beloved member (#1258) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 16.

Remembering Ruth Elinor (McIntyre) Crawford, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 13.

Remembering Alvin Eugene Dubois, a beloved member (#1493) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 13.

Remembering Madeline E. (Cooley) Royer, a beloved member (#615) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 11.

Remembering Richard Boyd Claypoole, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 11.

Remembering Larry Edwin Sibley, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 10.

Remembering Elizabeth Louise Bodei, a beloved member (#325) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 7.

Remembering Dorothy G. (Davis) Decker, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 5.

Remembering Arlene Ermina (Peterson) Bowman, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, June 29.

Remembering Clyde Alton Gleason, a beloved member (#540) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, June 29.

Remembering Wellington Henry Fye, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida on today his birthday, June 23.

Remembering Douglas Robert Brown, a beloved friend of and contributor to the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida on today his birthday, June 22.

Remembering Geraldine Elizabeth (Granger) Bettis, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida on today her birthday, June 22.

Remembering Dorothy Alice (Neely) Roth, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, June 20.

Remembering Merl Thomas Roth, a beloved member (#1000) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, June 19.

Remembering Claudette Adassa Deans, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, June 19.

Remembering Betty Lou MacQueen, a beloved original member (#113) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, June 17.

Remembering Charles Norman Vowinkel, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida on today his birthday, June 9.

Last Sunday’s flowers for worship service were provided by MaryEllen in remembrancec of Charles.  He was a most amazing and much-loved man.  Every Sunday, I find myself envisioning Charles’s smile and kind words, as he greets everyone at the front doors of the church.  Charles passing tore a hole in all our hearts and it…

Remembering William Arthur “Bill” Nies, a beloved member (#1389) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida on today his birthday, June 2.

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Remembering June D. Miller, a beloved member (#936) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, June 1.

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Remembering William Peters Longacre, Jr., a beloved member (#531) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 29.

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Remembering Rev. Benjamin Edgar Blumel, a beloved congregant of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 23.

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Remembering William Raimond Slemmer, Jr., a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 19.

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Remembering Rev. Malcolm Bernard Koehler, Pastor of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL 1965-1971, on today his birthday, May 18.

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Remembering Rev. Lyle Woodrow Hamilton, a beloved congregant of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 18.

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Remembering Lillian Cora (Moses) Statler, a beloved early member (#171) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, May 17.

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Remembering Tom Kyle Bohon, a beloved member (#569) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 8.

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Remembering Charles Blair Stevenson, a beloved member (#982) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, May 4.

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Remembering Gladys (Wines) Mason, a beloved early member (#158) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, April 28.

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Remembering Frank Nelson Reynolds, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, April 28.

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Remembering Robert D. “Bob” Repp

Remembering Robert D. “Bob” Repp, a beloved member (#1272) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, April 14.

Remembering Robert Hall “Bob” Koontz, a beloved member (#974) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, April 10.

Remembering Andrew Jack Harshman, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, March 31.

Andrew Jack Harshman Memorial Page

Remembering Carol Kay (Thompson) Ingham, a beloved member (#486) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, March 31.

Carol Kay (Thompson) Ingham Memorial Page

Mr. Rogers… Did you know…

Fred Rogers was an ordained minister of word and sacrament for the PC(USA) and was a notable public figure whose work around peace and reconciliation is worth remembering. Rogers was also a pioneer in the world of Christian Education and formation of young children. March 20 was his birthday and the day that the PC(USA)…

Remembering Veta M. (Moats) Funke

Remembering Veta M. (Moats) Funke, a beloved early member (#163) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, March 9.   ​

​Remembering our beloved brother Harold Arnold Pringle, on today his birthday, March 2.

Harold was born March 2, 1921 in Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.He went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2018 (aged 97).A brick bearing Harold’s name in our Fort King Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden.