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Vance Rains, is first and foremost a husband to Kelly Rains and a dad to Malinda and John.   Born and raised in Orlando, FL, Vance attended the University of Central Florida, majoring in Communications and Public Speaking.  After graduating from college, Vance and Kelly joined the First United Methodist Church of Orlando, where he first sensed his call to ministry, and later served as the Director of Youth Ministry.  Vance went to Duke Divinity School, earning a Masters of Divinity, and then earned a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching and Church Leadership at Asbury Theological Seminary.  Vance was ordained by the Florida Annual Conference as a Deacon in 1993 and an Elder in 1996.   Vance is currently the Pastor of First Church Coral Springs, and has previously served as Senior Pastor of Ortega UMC, Jacksonville, Pastor of the Wesley Foundation at Florida State University, Executive Director of Higher Education and Campus Ministry for the Florida Annual Conference, Founding Pastor of a new United Methodist congregation called The Grapevine in Port St. Lucie, and as the Minister of Program and Administration at First UMC of Winter Park.   Vance's passions and interests include preaching and teaching, leadership, creative programming, and mission work in Guatemala.  In his free time, he enjoys reading, travel, riding his Harley, and tending to his collection of bonsai trees
May 16, 2020

The Bible is NOT a weapon! Quit beating people with it! (ie. Why Sodom wasn’t destroyed because of homosexuality)

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April 13, 2020

Easter 2020 Sermon (short, chopped, mini version) – New Birth Into a Living Hope

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April 13, 2020May 25, 2020

2020 Easter Sermon – “New Birth into a Living Hope” (complete text)

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April 7, 2020

A few suggestions for worshipping at home, and online

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April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

“I press on” – a message to pastors, ministry leaders, and anyone else struggling with uncertainty and insecurity in the face of a global pandemic

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April 2, 2020

Nuts, cheese, crazy pills, and finding “squirrels” in the Temple.

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March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

“I will lift my eyes” – a Facebook Live sermon, based on Psalm 121, preached for The First United Methodist Church of Orlando, on March 29, 2020

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March 28, 2020

I’m currently reading…

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March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

“How are you doing?”: the many moods of an introverted pastor in an age of coronavirus

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March 25, 2020

Get up, and walk!

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