Florida Baptists start 38 new churchs

Florida Baptists start 38 new churches in Aug/Sep

According to a report released by the Florida Baptist Convention’s Church Planting Department, Florida Baptists started 38 new churches in Aug. and Sept. 2003. The following is a listing of new churches listed by association:

Alachua

• Celebration, Brooksville
  Larry Strickland, pastor
  Sponsor: Alachua Baptist Association

Black Creek

• Doctors Inlet, Orange Park
  Dorman Landtroop, pastor
  Sponsor: Black Creek Baptist Association

Greater Orlando

• Tree of Life, Kissimmee
  Sponsor: Central Hispanic, Kissimmee

Gulf Stream

• Casa Valencia, Margate
  George Griffiths, pastor
  Sponsor: Alpha and Omega, Margate
• New Beginnings, Miramar
  Timothy E. Bennett, pastor
  Sponsor: Flamingo Road, Ft. Lauderdale
• Nueva Vida, Coconut Creek
  Carlos A. Pineda, pastor
  Sponsor: New Life Community, Coral Springs
• Olive Tree, Margate
  George Griffiths, pastor
  Sponsor: Alpha and Omega, Margate
• Union, Sunrise
  Henock Joseph, pastor
  Sponsor: South Florida Haitian, Dania

Holmes County

• Esto First, Esto
  Ryan Begue, pastor

Jacksonville

• El Shaddai, Jacksonville
  Pierre Prinvil, pastor
• Empowering Word, Jacksonville
  Harry Webster, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Faith in Action, Jacksonville
  Marvin Cohan, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Mt. Horeb, Orange Park
  Elijah Simmons, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Partaker of Christ, Jacksonville
  Henry Williams, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Power of Faith, Jacksonville
  Donald Jackson, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Redemption, Jacksonville
  Willie Addison, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville
• Venezuela, Jacksonville
  Wayne Rowbotton, pastor
  Sponsor: Providence, Jacksonville

Marion

• Faith, Orange Lake
  Eugene Owens, pastor
• Nuevo Comienzo, Ocala
  Rey Rodriguez, pastor
  Sponsor: New Beginnings, Ocala

Miami

• Bethsaida, Miami
  Joubert Michel, pastor
  Sponsor: Emmaus Evangelique, Miami
• Des Coeurs Unir, Miami
  Serge Saintasse, pastor
  Sponsor: Victory Haitian, Miami
• Kings Way Community, Homestead
  Jere D. Weaver, pastor
  Sponsor: Perrine First, Miami
• La Vraie, Homestead
  Claude LaFortune, pastor
  Sponsor: Premiere Haitian, North Miami Beach
• New Hope Worship Center, Miami
  E. Phillip Servius, pastor
  Sponsor: Victory Haitian, Miami
• Restauracion en Cristo, Miami
  Alfredo V. Carrazana, pastor
  Sponsor: Renovacion Cristiana, Miami

Orange Blossom

• Lake Bonnett, Avon Park
  James Bland, pastor
  Sponsor: Avon Park First

Palm Lake

• Above and Beyond, Boca Raton
  Ken Mahan, pastor
  Sponsor: Palm Lake Baptist Association
• Par La Foi de Riviera Beach, Lake Park
  Jean Clermont, pastor
  Sponsor: Palm Lake Baptist Association

Pasco

• Crosspointe, Dade City
  Bruce Moore, pastor

Pensacola Bay

• Northend Community, Molino
  Joseph A. Molchanoff, pastor

Royal Palm

• Bezatha Haitian, Fort Myers
  Leontes Desamours, pastor
• Lehigh Acres Community, Lehigh Acres
  Randy Wright, pastor
  Sponsor: Royal Palm Baptist Association
• Paradise Way, Fort Myers
  Max Pierre, pastor
• Salem, Fort Myers
  Frenel Barnabe, pastor
• The Summit, Bonita Springs
  Nolen Rollins, pastor

Shiloh

• Christian Community, Plant City
  George Ramasaran, pastor

Tampa Bay

• LifePoint Community West, Lutz
  Stacy Allen Skau, pastor
  Sponsor: LifePoint Community, Tampa
• New Covenant Family Center, Dover
  Leroy Vann, pastor
  Sponsor: Antioch, Tampa

Treasure Coast

• Bethel Community Haitian, Port St. Lucie
  Jacqueson Pierre
  Sponsor: Jesucristo El Camino, Jensen Beach
• Comunidad, Port St. Lucie
  Joseph Chripczuk, pastor
  Sponsor: Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce
• The Lighthouse, Stuart
  David Eppling, pastor
  Sponsor: Church in the Farms, Jupiter

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