Speaking with Rev. Dr. Mark Charles at the May Wesley Dinner Club were Desiree Dinkle from The Council on Aging, Oliver Causon from Nassau Sober Living, Barbara Beck from Micah’s Place, Carlene McDuffie from Affordable Housing, Inc., Jennifer Pault from The Arc Nassau, Molly Cressy from Nassau County Schools: McKinney-Vento Program, Zen Carver from Nassau County Homeless Coalition, and Sandy Phipps from Angels Unaware/ Gracie’s Kitchen. A recent survey showed that residents o

Clergy in attendance (back row), Fr. Eric Stelzer -St. Michael's, Rev. Dr. Mark Charles - Memorial, Rev. Granardo Felix- Trinity, Rev. Ben Mandrick - Prince of Peace, (front row) Pastor Gabriel Zavala - First Baptist, Rev. Dawn Mayes - First Presbyterian, and Rev. Sarah Minton - St. Peter's. The 2026 senior class of Fernandina Beach High School will be graduating on Monday, May 18th. Before they move the tassel on graduation day, they celebrated together at the annual inter

“I feel like I have a heart again.” These were the words an inmate spoke to Kairos volunteer Justin Rimondi during a recent weekend of ministry at Columbia Correctional Institution. Twice a year, men from Memorial participate in this impactful ministry, reaching into a place not many people want to go: prison. Kairos is a lay-led, interdenominational Christian ministry in which men—and women through Kairos Outside—volunteer to bring Christ’s love and forgiveness to prisoners