Faith Archive

Preacher Jason Hiburn and the Baker Church of Christ are on a mission to reach the local community – and the world – with the Gospel message of salvation through the work Christ did on the cross. The plan is as simple as it was for the first century church. The structure is evangelism, benevolence, edification, and worshipping God in spirit and in truth.

Often the best ministry ideas are born from the needs of a person with those needs.

That is the case with Heather McCullough, who heads the Boots on the Ground clothes drive for Golan Assembly of God in Baker.

Sister Ouida Winters loves her church.

The Executive Assistant for Programs at the First Church of God in Christ, Winters is quick to share all the congregation is doing under the leadership of Elder Edward Park, who serves as the lead pastor of the congregation.

The Bible is full of stories about men and women that suffered hardship and in turn grew from the time of their test into their testimony.

In so many ways that’s the story of Tom Crowson, founder and Men’s Director of Exodus Ministry.

Late afternoon temperatures pushing about 90 degrees and a heat index of 100 plus didn’t stop members of the Crestview Prayer Network from gathering in the parking lot of the Okaloosa County Jail on June 13 to pray for the guards, employees and inmates.

Less than three months into its existence, Hope City Community Church is already making an impact on the city of Crestview.

The church, under the direction of Pastor Josh Neel, meets each Sunday at Shoal River Middle School at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

In his poem, “The Road Less Traveled,” Robert Frost writes of two roads diverging and the choice he had to make. He concluded by saying he chose the one less traveled and it made all the difference.

Church leaders and people of faith from across the community gathered at the Old Spanish Trail Park Amphitheater the 2022 National Day of Prayer and Blessing of the City.

Crestview Mayor JB Whitten read a proclamation stating that May 5, 2022, was in fact the National Day of Prayer, an American event that was first held in 1952 under a proclamation signed by President Harry S. Truman.

Proverbs 29:18a in the King James Bible states, “Where there is no vision the people perish.”

Pastor Geoff Prows and his congregation at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Baker have a vision to reach not only Baker and the surrounding communities in North Okaloosa County, but to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

One of the most important weekends of the year is at hand for the youth of Crestview’s First United Methodist Church. This Friday through Sunday is an opportunity for the young people to set aside time for deep spiritual growth.