For parents in the area, summer is a time when their children will be out of school, and looking for something to do until school starts again.
That is where the First Baptist Church of Crestview will step in.
Starting at the age of six, J.D. Compton of the New Life International Worship Center was into the arts.
Going to church in Georgia at the time, Compton’s mother gave him pens and church bulletins to draw on during service since there was no place for children to spend time during Sunday services.
For Randall Jenkins, a pastor at Two Twenty-Five Ministry in Crestview, faith has always been a part of his life.
Jenkins has been preaching for 35 years, as he earned a master’s degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1990.
New Life International Worship Center in Crestview broke ground on a new fellowship and school hall last Saturday.
Senior pastor Sherrell Compton gave her opening remarks to those in attendance, followed by a prayer from associate pastor, Reginald Washington Sr.
Justin Witcher started his journey in faith when he was a child.
The path has led him to become one of five pastoral elders at Joy Fellowship Church in Crestview.
In 2017, Olivia Nesseth was 5 years old, and in seconds her world was turned upside down.
Olivia was sitting on her brother’s shoulders when she accidentally fell backward.
The Rev. Roy C. Marien of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Crestview has a unique history with the Catholic Church.
Marien grew up in Fort Walton Beach as part of a military family and was baptized Catholic at the age of seven.
Since at least 2010, Woodlawn Baptist Church in Crestview has hosted the Young at Heart group for senior adults.
The group meets on the first Thursday of every month and has around 15-20 members who come in the morning and stay to eat lunch as a group.
The Crestview community came together for a day of fun at the inaugural “Hearts and Crafts” market on Feb. 14 at the Crestview community center.
Molly Gray of 4:8 Physio in Crestview put on the event with all proceeds going to “Heart of the Bride”, a Christian non-profit group based out of Niceville.
For as long as he has been as a pastor, Dr. Stan Lewis, the lead pastor at First Baptist Church, has been trying to reach the next generation of believers.
Lewis, who grew up in Pace and can trace his roots back in Northwest Florida for five generations, has always been a member of a church.
