Difference between revisions of "First Baptist Church of Pensacola"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:FirstBaptistMarker.jpg|thumb|120px|left|A sign marks the original site of First Baptist Church on [[Government Street]].]] | [[Image:FirstBaptistMarker.jpg|thumb|120px|left|A sign marks the original site of First Baptist Church on [[Government Street]].]] | ||
| − | 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]]. | + | First Baptist Church was organized as the '''Pensacola Baptist Church of Christ''' on [[May 2]], [[1847]] by [[Alexander Travis]] and [[Joseph Mitchell]]. The first congregation included "fifty white men and seventy-three white women as well as one hundred and twenty-four Negro men and ninety-eight Negro women."<ref>Abercrombie, Lelia (January 1959). [http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN00154113/0037_003/37no3.pdf "Early Churches of Pensacola"]. ''Florida Historical Quarterly'', p. 458.</ref> 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]]. |
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| + | A branch was established at the [[Pensacola Navy Yard|Navy Yard]] in [[1850]]. | ||
[[Image:FirstBaptistOld.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The previous First Baptist Church building at [[Palafox Street]] and [[La Rua Street|La Rua]].]] | [[Image:FirstBaptistOld.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The previous First Baptist Church building at [[Palafox Street]] and [[La Rua Street|La Rua]].]] | ||
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==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
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> | 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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| + | ===Past leaders=== | ||
| + | *Rev. [[Alexander Travis]] | ||
| + | *Rev. [[John Beck]] | ||
| + | *Rev. [[J. H. Curry]] | ||
| + | *Rev. [[A. P. Pugh]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:35, 21 December 2008
| First Baptist Church of Pensacola | |
 The Palafox Street entrance of the First Baptist Church sanctuary | |
| Denomination | Baptist |
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| Organized | May 2, 1847 |
| Senior Pastor | Dr. Barry Howard |
| Location | 500 North Palafox Street |
| Previous locations | 224 East Government Street |
| Website | www.fbcp.org |
The First Baptist Church of Pensacola is the oldest 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
First Baptist Church was organized as the Pensacola Baptist Church of Christ on May 2, 1847 by Alexander Travis and Joseph Mitchell. The first congregation included "fifty white men and seventy-three white women as well as one hundred and twenty-four Negro men and ninety-eight Negro women."[1] 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"[2] — but in 1852 the congregation built its first building on Government Street, just west of Seville Square.
A branch was established at the Navy Yard in 1850.
The church relocated to its current location on Palafox Street atop Gage Hill in 1894, where a new building was completed in 1895. The church was remodeled in 1922 and 1956.
Leadership
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.[3]
Past leaders
- Rev. Alexander Travis
- Rev. John Beck
- Rev. J. H. Curry
- Rev. A. P. Pugh
References
- ↑ Abercrombie, Lelia (January 1959). "Early Churches of Pensacola". Florida Historical Quarterly, p. 458.
- ↑ A Brief History
- ↑ "Weakened Hurricane Dennis 'welcomes' pastor to Pensacola." Associated Baptist Press, July 11, 2005.
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