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Faith Archive

Jan 25, 2024

Milton native’s book guides readers to discover God’s plan

Dr. John Walker, a Milton native who attended Mt. Pilgrim African Baptist Church and graduated with the Milton High School Class of 1985, had a momentous 2023. He earned a Doctor of Theology degree from The Empowerment Theological Institute & Bible Seminary and published his first book, “I Decree Your Apocalypse: Uncover Your Mystery.”
Jan 19, 2024

Chaplains help first responders deal with trauma

First responders accept that they will experience traumatic events; it’s what they do. But they aren’t immune to the mental health challenges those experiences create.
Jan 16, 2024

Vandivier to lead The Way UMC in Pace

The window for congregations to “disaffiliate” from the United Methodist Church ended Dec. 31. Almost a quarter of the UMC’s 30,000 churches – about 7,500 – chose to leave the denomination. The Way UMC in Pace is not among the defectors.
Jan 9, 2024

Dr. Antjuan Marsh urges people to ignore ‘voices of captivity’

The New Year’s Day service at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Bagdad celebrated the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, but guest speaker Dr. Antjuan Marsh urged listeners to champion spiritual emancipation.
Dec 14, 2023

74 churches granted disaffiliation from UMC Florida Conference amid homosexuality schism

Editor’s note: This article was published Monday, Dec. 4, by The Christian Post at www.christianpost.com. We are re-publishing with permission from The Christian Post. The Press Gazette believes it is important to share because disaffiliation has affected and continues to affect Methodist congregations in our community.
Dec 5, 2023

New initiative provides state funding for faith-based service projects

Four years ago, First City Church in Pensacola committed to serving its community by supporting foster families; its success helped inspire a new model for how the state offers child protection and behavioral health services.
Nov 29, 2023

IBC’s ‘Young Leaders’ program builds teen disciples through intense Bible study

Not everyone who applies for Immanuel Baptist Church’s Young Leaders program is accepted.

“We intentionally chose to keep the class small,” said Tanner Guidry, IBC’s student and young adult pastor, of the Pace church’s selective initiative for students in ninth through 12th grades. “It’s designed to go deep into building personal relationships while learning more about God’s word and growing in relationship Him. We want to do life together.”

Nov 13, 2023

Jay pastor hopes to rejuvenate RA/GA programs, plans field day in March

Matt Dobson, the interim pastor at Cora Baptist Church in Jay, was a Royal Ambassador as a boy in the 1970s.

Half a century later, he feels called by God to revive the program he said helped shape his life.

Oct 30, 2023

‘Barn meeting’ brings men together for worship

The first Thursday of each quarter, Living Truth Church in Pace hosts a “Men’s Barn Meeting.”

It is reserved for men of the congregation and their male guests, but the meal and worship take place at the church, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road.

Oct 26, 2023

Ferris Hill committed to serving Milton community

With temperatures dipping into the lower 50s, Tom Turman is preparing the cold weather shelter at Ferris Hill Baptist Church.

“I monitor a couple of sites – weather.com and weather.gov – to keep track of conditions. If the forecast is below 40, or even if it’s below 50 or so but windy and rainy, we’ll open the shelter,” Turman told the Press Gazette earlier this month. “We’re usually open 35-40 nights in a normal year.”

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