When Hollywood pastor Terry Danger heard a same-sex couple planned to attend his Sunday service for the first time some 15 years ago, he decided to send a clear message.
Danger went outside and changed the marquee at St. John’s Lutheran Church to read, “Everyone is welcome.”
For long-time congregant and former church council leader Andy Hudson, that small but powerful gesture captured the lead-by-example qualities of Danger, the church’s longtime lead pastor who is retiring this month. Hudson credits as him as one of the main reasons he and his wife chose St. John’s when they moved to Florida more than 25 years ago…