Faith Archive

Zach Weston spends most of his time as the youth pastor at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Crestview.

When he is not at Woodlawn, Weston is moving around the north end of Okaloosa County as a representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

First Baptist Church of Milligan is hosting a family day and cookout on June 21.

The event will start at 4 p.m. with prayer in the sanctuary followed by the cookout outside on the church grounds.

Bobbi-Shawn Harsch and Jennifer Reaves run the Ladies Bible Study at Joy Fellowship Church in Crestview.

Both Harsch and Reaves began the Bible study in 2008, with them originally holding the sessions in the late Crestview resident’s, Jean Elliot, home.

Central Baptist Church’s Jessica Dewrell has been a Christian all her life.

Now, in her third year in charge of the children’s ministry, Dewrell is hoping that this summer is the best one yet.

Saving With Soul Pet Rescue is ‘making miracles happen every day.’

The nonprofit group owns the Pup Stop in Baker, which specializes in small dog adoptions and rescue.

For youth in the area, the summer is a fun time.

Woodlawn Baptist Church in Crestview is hoping to add to that fun.

Greg Allen has been the children’s pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Crestview for five years.

He has been involved with the children’s ministry for a lot longer than that.

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.