Olive Baptist Church
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Four leaders to be nominated to serve as 2025-26 Florida Baptist officers
Four Florida Baptist leaders will be nominated to serve as 2025-26 officers of the Florida Baptist State Convention when the annual meeting convenes in Orlando, Nov. 10-12.
Brian Stowe to be nominated Florida Baptist State Convention president
Brian Stowe, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Plant City, will be nominated by Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, to serve as 2025-26 president of the Florida Baptist State Convention,
Equipping the saints for small group ministry
“There is a race for the hearts and lives of children,” said Dennis Dean, minister of children at Olive Baptist Church. “Beliefs and moral foundations are in place by age 13, and Satan is competing very hard for children’s souls because he knows they are vulnerable.
Commissioned … Called to Go, Pray and Give
“Many people have a view of missions as being overseas and around the world, but it is here in Pensacola and across the street too,” said Sean Cook, director of mobilization, Olive Baptist Church.
Relationships, encouragement and stewardship mark the ministry of Lewis Mi…
Building relationships with pastors and the churches they serve has been one of the greatest blessings for Lewis Miller, West region catalyst for the Florida Baptist Convention.
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.
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.
High school students take gospel to Central America
Olive has sent several mission teams to work in Costa Rica with One More Child, a Florida Baptist cooperating ministry that serves vulnerable children and struggling families, but this was a first trip for the youth to the Central American country.
‘A refuge for families’
Pictured above: Dan Hall (front center), became quadriplegic after a pulmonary embolism caused him to fall into a wall, was the plenary speaker at Joni and Friends Conference on ministering […]
Chinese Church Plant Blessed by Maguire State Mission Offering
“Our goal is to build relationships and attract seekers to the Pensacola Chinese Baptist Church,” said Zhang
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