Faith Archive

At 33 years old, Tadd Anderson is still a young man in life and in ministry.

As the lead pastor of Mosaic Church on James Lee Blvd., he also has some big responsibilities. Anderson has embraced those responsibilities as he leads Mosaic Church, which operates as a Southern Baptist Church.

Pastor Donnie Cadenhead admits he was a bit naïve when he started his church, Victorious Life Christian Worship Center.

It was January of 1994 and the pastor and his wife, Karen, took $190 to open an account for the new church.

First Presbyterian Church of Crestview has a small congregation, but it is a place that Reverend Mark Broadhead hopes everyone will feel welcomed no matter where they might be on their spiritual journey.

Mike White looks like a man you would want as your pastor. His white hair and strong hands are evidence of years spent with God in prayer.

And after talking to him for a few minutes his love for his Lord and people quickly comes through.

Live Oak Baptist Church isn’t the easiest church to find in Crestview, but it has a ministry that dates back 90 years.

Pastor Jerry Nelson will celebrate 12 years at the church on November 30 of this year. Nelson cut to the heart of things when asked why someone would consider joining Live Oak.

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.