Through a unanimous call on Sunday, June 23, FBCTLH welcomed Jacob Chilton as the new Associate Pastor of Children and Family Ministries. On July 15, Jacob began serving FBCTLH in his new role. Born and raised in Dothan, Alabama, Jacob felt a call to ministry an early November morning before a college class. After months […]
Read More »We can come to Jesus with anything. There is no situation too desperate for Jesus. Francis Schaeffer, a great Christian writer and evangelist during the 20th century, tells a story in one of his books about a time when he almost died. He was flying back to the United States from Europe, and he is […]
Read More »This world can be a dangerous place. We spend a lot of our life trying to avoid or protect ourselves from its danger. Think of how cars are advertised. “This car has front seat, passenger, and side airbags, anti-lock breaks, all-wheel drive, a camera to help you back up, a system that will keep you […]
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Summer camp is a wonderful tradition for youth groups in many churches across the U.S. For many students, this is a chance to experience Christ at a level that they haven’t at home or even in a youth group. Students and even adults get to have – what I like to call – a mountaintop […]
Read More »I am excited to announce that this Sunday, June 23, we will have a special called business meeting at the end of both of our services to vote on calling an Associate Pastor of Children and Family Ministry. We have been praying and searching several months for God’s candidate for this position, and I believe […]
Read More »Last Sunday was the Christian holiday of Pentecost. This is the day we are called to remember and celebrate that the risen Jesus Christ, ascended to the right hand of the Father, poured out the Holy Spirit upon his people and gave birth to the church, beginning to apply the salvation that he accomplished for […]
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While summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, for those of us who live in Florida, and for those of us with children, summer has begun. With the summer season right around the corner, that also means that vacation Bible school is almost here as well! Every summer for one week, FBCTLH becomes a spiritual […]
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For over 20 years, the Youth Choir at First Baptist Church of Tallahassee has been an integral part of its ministry. Under the direction of Pam Cooke, this ministry has seen middle and high school students develop not only their musical chops but their spiritual ones as well. The mission of the Youth Choir at […]
Read More »I don’t think you would be surprised to find out that there are more Baptists in the United States than in any other country in the world, with estimates ranging anywhere from 35-50 million. The next few countries with the largest population of Baptists might surprise you though. They are primarily found in Asia and […]
Read More »One of the things I am most thankful for about my mom and my dad is that they never substituted their dreams for me for God’s dreams for me. I can think of many examples of this, but the first one that always comes to my mind is God’s call to vocational ministry to be […]
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