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|organized=[[May 2]], [[1847]] | |organized=[[May 2]], [[1847]] | ||
|pastortitle=Senior Pastor | |pastortitle=Senior Pastor | ||
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|location=500 North [[Palafox Street]] | |location=500 North [[Palafox Street]] | ||
|previous_locations=224 East [[Government Street]] | |previous_locations=224 East [[Government Street]] | ||
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− | The '''First Baptist Church of Pensacola''' is the oldest [[Wikipedia:Baptist|Baptist]] congregation in the Pensacola area, dating back to [[1847]]. The main church building (the congregation's third) is located on [[Gage Hill]] at 500 North [[Palafox Street]], with several ancillary buildings and parking lots adjacent. The current senior pastor is Dr. [[ | + | The '''First Baptist Church of Pensacola''' is the oldest [[Wikipedia:Baptist|Baptist]] congregation in the Pensacola area, dating back to [[1847]]. The main church building (the congregation's third) is located on [[Gage Hill]] at 500 North [[Palafox Street]], with several ancillary buildings and parking lots adjacent. The current senior pastor is Dr. [[Barry Howard]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | First Baptist Church was organized as the '''Pensacola Baptist Church of Christ''' on [[May 2]], [[1847]] by [[Alexander Travis]] and [[Joseph Mitchell]]. Early church leaders had difficulty establishing a foothold in the area — records from the time repeatedly say the "Lord's Day service was a disappointment"<ref name="history">[http://www.fbcp.org/Uploaded/History.pdf A Brief History]</ref> — but in [[1852]] the congregation built its first building on [[Government Street]], just west of [[Seville Square]]. The church relocated to its current location on [[Palafox Street]] atop [[Gage Hill]] in [[1894]]. | |
− | First Baptist Church was organized as the '''Pensacola Baptist Church of Christ''' on [[May 2]], [[1847]] by [[Alexander Travis]] and [[Joseph Mitchell]]. | ||
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− | The church relocated to its current location on [[Palafox Street]] atop [[Gage Hill]] in [[1894 | ||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
− | The current senior pastor of First Baptist Church is Dr. | + | The current senior pastor of First Baptist Church is Dr. [[Barry Howard]], who gave his first sermon on [[July 10]], [[2005]] — the morning that [[Hurricane Dennis]] made landfall near [[Navarre Beach]] — to a crowd seeking shelter from the storm.<ref>[http://www.abpnews.com/436.article "Weakened Hurricane Dennis 'welcomes' pastor to Pensacola."] ''Associated Baptist Press'', July 11, 2005.</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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