Florida Focus - Florida Baptist Witness

Florida Focus

Mar 4, 2010
By STAFF

A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Baptist Witness, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207, fax 904-346-0696 or submitted using our online form. Items received after deadline may appear in our exclusive on-line version.

CHIPOLA

Lovedale Baptist Church will host a prophecy conference whose last session is March 25 at 7 p.m. The event is led by Fred Williams. For more information, call 850-592-5415.

GADSDEN COUNTY

First Baptist Church in Havana will host the Baptist College of Florida’s Male Chorale in concert Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. the program will include contemporary praise music and traditional hymn favorites. For more information, call 850-539-6246.

GREATER ORLANDO

Riverside Baptist Church in Orlando will celebrate its 49th anniversary March 21 at 11 a.m. Dinner on the grounds will be served after the service. For more information, call 407-295-3850.

JACKSONVILLE

First Baptist Church in Orange Park will host a “Protecting Our Children” seminar March 6, 6-8 p.m. Speaker for the free event is Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Ken Wooden who will list the 10 most common lures that predators use to seduce a child. The Orange Park congregation ministered to its community after 7-year-old Somer Thompson was kidnapped and murdered in October 2009. For more information on the seminar, call 904-264-2351. Arlington Baptist Church will host Calvary’s Voice and Southern Joy in concert March 7 at 4 p.m. For more information, call 904-743-4100. Coastal Baptist Church will host an “Old Fashioned Hymn Sing” March 11 at 10 a.m. For more information, call 904-220-6519.

PALM LAKE

James H. Scroggins, pastor of First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, has been named to the Palm Beach Atlantic University Board of Trustees. He is a graduate of Jacksonville University, and earned M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Before accepting the pastorate of First Baptist Church in 2008, he served as dean of Boyce College and teaching pastor of Highview Baptist Church, also in Louisville. Scroggins and his wife, Kristin, have eight children. First Baptist Church in Tequesta will host a night of worship and Christian comedy Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. The free concert will feature musician/comedy writer Scott Davis and vocalist Donny Henderson. For more information, call 561-746-4447 or go to www.tequestachurch.net. Florida Gardens Baptist Church in Lake Worth will celebrate its 30th anniversary March 6-7. A pot luck fellowship is planned March 6 at 6 p.m. The celebration service will begin March 7 at 10:30 a.m., with a catered lunch at noon. For more information, call 561-964-7693, or go to www.floridagardensbaptist.com.

PASCO

The Pasco Baptist Association will sponsor the 5th annual Pasco County Men’s Christian Wild Game Night March 13, 5-8 p.m. at the Rotary Park Pavilion in Hudson. Guest speaker for the event is Jeep Sullivan, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bonifay. For ticket information, call 813-909-7499, or e-mail pasba1@verizon.net. Clay Sink Baptist Church in Webster will celebrate its 113th anniversary in homecoming Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. Chaplain Jackie Hayes from Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville will speak. After a covered dish lunch, the Story Brothers and Southerners Quartet will sing in concert at 2 p.m. For more information, call 352-429-4268.

RIDGE

Lake Pierce Baptist Church in Lake Wales will celebrate its 46th homecoming Feb. 28. The Reflections will sing and former pastor John James will preach in the 10 a.m. service, and dinner on the grounds will be served. For more information, call 863-294-3986.

SANTA ROSA

First Baptist Church in Milton will host Jason Crabb in concert March 13 at 6 p.m. For more information, call 850-623-3122.

SUNCOAST

Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo will host Mothers of Preschoolers March 8, 8:45-11:30 a.m. After a light breakfast, Jeanette Reynolds will speak. For more information, call 727-595-3421 or go to www.indianrocks.org.

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