Brotherhood Ministry
Backpack & Clothes Giveaway
Homegoing Celebration
Homegoing Celebration for Deacon Earl Knighten, Jr. will be Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm at St. Mary's Community Church, 907 E. Laura St., Plant City FL, with visitation at 1:00 to 2:00 pm.
St. Mary’s Adds New Programs
During the first quarter of this year, the members of St. Mary's Community Church has been very busy. During this time, we've had a Black History Celebration, celebrated a church anniversary, watched a movie on the lawn, participated in the second annual...
First Annual Christmas Dinner
On December 16th, St. Mary's Community Church held its first annual Christmas Dinner, prepared and hosted by Pastor Timothy Knighten, Sr., and First Lady Pamela Knighten. Attendees dinned on fried turkey, ham, cornbread dressing and collard greens. And for dessert,...
November Newsletter
October was another busy month for the St. Mary’s Community Church family! In addition to our usual annual Great Event Banquet, we had a church reunion, celebrated “Old Fashion Day,” and traveled down to Avon Park for dinner at the charming Hotel Jacaranda. The Great...
Rance Allen Annual Revival Held at St. Mary’s Community Church
Grammy Award Winner Bishop Rance Allen recently completed "Two Explosive Nights of Power" at St. Mary's Community Church in Plant City Florida. This year's annual revival, billed as, "Two Explosive Nights of Power" included the renowned St. Mary's Community Church...
St. Mary’s Annual Women Tea
St. Mary’s Community Church held its fifth annual Women’s Tea on July 8th, where the women (and this year the mem too) showcased their best “Sunday go to meeting” hats to a full house. Not only did the members and their guests sip tea, but they also dined on the...
SMCC In Day of Sevice and CareFest
St. Mary's Community Church joined in the annual ”Day of Service" and "CareFest" activities sponsored by the Improvement League of Plant City, CareFest Plant City, and Somebody Cares Tampa Bay. In addition to hosting the Day of Service and CareFest luncheons on...
SMCC in Plant City Empty Bowls
St. Mary's Community Church again participated in the annual Plant City Empty Bowls held at the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The 7th annual Empty Bowls Project brings community awareness to local hunger needs. Live...
Newsletter – October 2017
During the last month, St. Mary’s Community Church has continued to strive for an inclusive, productive, caring, and loving community by practicing and applying God’s principles, as we maintain that “we can only bring change to the extent that we let God change us.”...
St. Mary’s Help Distribute Food Boxes After Irma
On Saturday, St. Mary's Community Church joined with the City of Plant City and the Hillsborough County EOC as a distribution site for food boxes to those affected by Hurricane Irma. ...
Newsletter – August 2017
During the month of July, St. Mary's Community Church celebrated its pastor's (Rev. Timothy S. Knighten, Sr.) 30th anniversary. The monthlong celebration ended on July 2 with a special celebratory program after the evening service conducted by Rev. Dr. Robert Townes...
Newsletter – May 2017
As St. Mary's Community Church continue to serve the community, its parishioners continue to praise Him by thoughtfully extolling His goodness, His greatness, His majesty, His love, His grace, and His mighty deeds on our behalf, as we toil in the vineyards under the...
Newsletter – April 2017
March Was A Busy Month for SMCC During the month of March, St. Mary’s Community Church celebrated its 108th anniversary. As we looked back over the years, we were thankful to the Lord who blessed us with his presence year in, and year out. While there have been...
Newsletter – February 2017
During the month of February, St. Mary's Community Church continued it work in the vineyard of the Lord, serving the community as well as tending its flock. During the first week of February, St. Mary's hosted the Keystone Challenge Fund, Inc. Homeownership Education...
Homeownership Education Program
On Saturday, February 4, 2017, St. Mary's Community Chuch will host a homeownership education program sponsored by Keystone Challenge Fund, Inc. beginning at 9:00 AM and lasting thru 2:00 PM at the church annex at 907 E. Laura St. in Plant City. The program is free to...
Newsletter – January 2017
As we enter into a new year, the St. Mary’s Community Church family looks back on the year 2016 and give thanks to God for his mercy and goodness, for without Him, we would not have come this far. During the last year, we worked hard as a Christian Church to confront...
Newsletter – December 2016
The month of November ended with a sad note for the St. Mary’s Community Church family with the death of Deacon Earl D. “Daddy” Knighten Sr. Daddy Knighten was “the pillar” of the church, a dedicated and loving family man, a stalwart in the community, but most of...