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Stay informed with stories, news, and updates from churches across our association and throughout the state. Here you’ll find stories, events, and resources that celebrate ministry work and keep our church community connected.
Special needs community celebrates Night to Shine
When a Gulf Coast church was nominated anonymously to host Night to Shine for people with special needs, in partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, the congregation rose to the […]
Church-to-church relationship brings new life to struggling congregation
Struggling with membership, ministries, money, facilities and leadership, the once thriving Ferris Hill Baptist Church in Milton was at a crossroads.
Mission First opens doors to serve community
The newly built 22,000-square-foot, multipurpose Mission First facility recently opened its doors, providing space and flexibility to be an equipping center for several of the church’s mission partners. In March, the church had a special time of responsive reading and prayer to celebrate completion of the mission and ministry facility.
Disciple Now weekend unites churches
For many churches, the annual Disciple Now weekend has become a much-anticipated retreat event for youth groups, filled with live worship music, guest speakers, games and service projects, but for churches in more rural communities, the event may be a new concept.
Raising children to become adults who honor God
In a culture that increasingly breeds impatience and self-centeredness and seeks to weaken the bond of families, Woodbine Baptist Church in Pace hopes to encourage parents and families along a path that chooses to glorify God instead.
Pillar Church of Crestview embraces military community
Military servicemembers face the brokenness of the world in a way few others do, says Noah Clifton, who is planting Pillar Church of Crestview alongside Alex Chatman in Crestview, Florida.
Churches, runners unite for women/unborn children
Nearly 500 runners gathered in below-freezing temperatures to participate in Run for Life, an annual 5K run to support Safe Harbor Pregnancy Medical Center, which serves women facing unplanned pregnancies.
Church prays for ‘God to move, and He did’
A small church in a rural community, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Baker baptized 56 new believers in 2023. “Overall, I attribute this to prayer,” said Geoff Prows, pastor. “Our church prayed all year for God to move, and He did!”
Panhandle Churches Unite to Help after Winter Storm
As a winter storm wreaked havoc throughout the Florida Panhandle in the early morning hours of Jan. 9, families braced themselves when tornadoes blew through neighborhoods, creating widespread destruction, damaging roofs, putting cars under trees and leaving some without homes.
Bi-vocational pastors ‘do good’ in diverse roles
Half of the 40 churches in Santa Rosa Baptist Association are led by bi-vocational pastors, men who serve not only in a pastoral role but also work in a variety of other jobs or ministries, such as school bus driver, chaplain or road construction foreman. For them, being bi-vocational can be both a great blessing and a daunting task.
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