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First Baptist of Cedar Key: ‘Thankful to serve community’
Debris piled high along community roads, broken and splintered fragments of homes floating in waterways, shattered windows … and shattered lives.
Perry church ‘praising Lord in good times and bad times’
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief launched its mass feeding operations at First Baptist Church in Perry on Saturday, Sept. 28, following Category 4 Hurricane Helene’s destructive path in Florida’s Big Bend on Thursday, Sept. 26.
‘Active status’ for Florida Baptist Disaster Relief in Hurricane Helene re…
As Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, made landfall just after 11 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, in Taylor County, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are now on “active status,” preparing to respond quickly to deliver help, hope and healing to those impacted by the storm.
God ‘exceedingly and abundantly’ keeping His promises at Sumatra Baptist C…
ust over two years ago, on Easter Sunday 2022, Sumatra Baptist Church in the Panhandle of Florida began experiencing new life as it re-opened its doors to the community.
Pillar Church serves military, impacts local community
“In the Book of Acts, Jesus sends out the disciples in twos, so the biblical pattern of church planting is sending guys out in twos,” said Noah Clifton, church planter and pastor at Pillar Church of Crestview.
School supplies, haircuts and the gospel: Church ministers to community wi…
School supplies, haircuts and the gospel?
For Live Oak Baptist Church in Vernon, helping families prepare for the school year means more than meeting physical needs, it also means meeting spiritual needs.
The church hosted its 10th annual back-to-school bash in August with more than 300 community residents in attendance and 40 volunteers.
Celebrating a legacy of evangelism
A young preacher in the 1970s, Jerry Passmore had a heart for evangelism that led him up and down the streets, going from door to door, sharing the gospel with anyone who would listen.
Children give $10,000 to missions
Excitement filled the worship center as nearly 800 children and volunteers arrived daily for Breaker Rock Beach vacation Bible school at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Pensacola. Amid the fun songs and silly skits that started each morning, Megan Woodham, kids ministry director, gave the children a call to missions.
Two Churches, One Campus, One Mission
Sunrise City Church needed a new location. First Baptist Church, Mary Esther needed a little help with the increasing expenses of a large facility on Florida’s Emerald Coast.
Cantonment church plant celebrates 11 baptisms
CANTONMENT–It’s not just a place to become physically strengthened, it’s a place to become spiritually strengthened. At just a few months old, Living Truth Church in Cantonment needed a place […]
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