Since President Ronald Reagan designated the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer in 1988, the faith community celebrates the day as a time to come together and form a safe space to pray.

The day is an opportunity for communities to gather and connect through shared beliefs.

Members of Woodbine Church held a special “Pack the Park” day at Floridatown Park in Pace. The park, which overlooks Pensacola Bay, is nestled inside a neighborhood 4.6 miles away from Woodbine Church’s campus. 

Whoever said, “when you get older, things tend to slow down,” didn’t meet Immanuel Baptist Church’s senior adults ministry, known as the “Pacesetters.”

Fishing has long been a source of recreation. A place to get away from the troubles or stresses of life, while enjoying nature’s bounty, and if you’re lucky, a fish or two at the end of the day.

For the past decade, My Father’s Arrows has served as a place of refuge and restoration for children, many of whom have spent most of their lives in the foster care system. On April 13, the nonprofit ministry, which is currently based out of Jay, held a celebration of the past, present and future of My Father’s Arrows.

For the past decade, My Father’s Arrows has served as a place of refuge and restoration for children, many of whom have spent most of their lives in the foster care industry. On April 13, the nonprofit ministry, which is currently based out of Jay, will hold a celebration of the past, present and future of My Father’s Arrows.

Pastors often feel called to minister but not too many have been called to fix someone’s electricity.

Jonathan McCullough, pastor of Brownsdale Baptist Church near Jay, can say he has done both. McCullough has worked in ministry and as an electrical contractor. Nowadays, when he isn’t shepherding the flock at church or in the community, he is hard at work, teaching students at Locklin Technical College.

Larry Webb – the Cajun Preacher Man – will oversee the preparation and sale of up to 9 tons of crawfish by early June to raise money for various ministries of the First Apostolic Church in Pace.

About 90 children and parents trekked to northern Santa Rosa County last month to help revive a legacy. They gathered at Camp Paquette in the Blackwater River State Forest to participate in the first Children’s Missions Outdoor Fun Day, an event meant to provide healthy, fun activities while teaching children about Christian missionary work.

A popular kids’ song teaches, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world….”

Many young students first heard those words at Vacation Bible School, a longstanding summer tradition among Protestant denominations that is becoming more popular with Catholics in recent years.