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Faith Archive

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.”

Oct 24, 2023

Woodbine pastor recounts escape from Israel

The Rev. David Lewis, pastor at Woodbine Baptist Church in Pace, and his wife Susie were with a tour group in eastern Israel when Hamas militants began firing rockets into the central and southern parts of the country.

“Our first inkling that something was going wrong was when we were about to stop for lunch in Jericho, which is under Muslim control,” Lewis told the Press Gazette last week. “Our guide leaned forward to the driver and told him to keep going straight.”

Oct 16, 2023

First Baptist Church of Navarre gathers in prayer for peace in Middle East

The Bible commands believers to pray without ceasing, and that’s exactly what First Baptist Church of Navarre (FBCN) did October 11 in their sanctuary.
Oct 9, 2023

Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church

Vatican City – Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion.
Oct 2, 2023

Music leader says worship music should ‘turn our eyes toward Christ’

Stephen Williams, the new music director at New Life Baptist Church in Milton, comes from an accomplished musical family, but he said leading worship music “isn’t a ‘gig,’ it’s a ministry.”
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