Faith Archive

Religious education is an important step for many Catholic families who are looking to have their child learn about what Catholics believe and why they believe.

According to the Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, which St. Sylvester Catholic Church belongs to, educating people, children to adults, is key to helping them live well so they will be able to live with God for eternity.

While many pastors and church leaders are worried about the size of their congregations, Navarre pastor Kobus Genis is mostly concerned with his congregants’ hearts.

Genis started GPS Church in 2023, shortly after moving to the Navarre area. GPS stands for God’s People Serving and is affiliated with ECO Churches, a covenant of Reformed, evangelical Presbyterian churches.

Navarre First Assembly held its annual Day of Hope Saturday, Aug. 8.

Day of Hope is a community event at which people throughout Navarre can get free groceries, children’s haircuts, school supplies and a hot meal and be prayed over. This is the fifth year the church has held the event.

A church may be moving into the old bottled water delivery buildings off East Bay Boulevard in Midway.

According to documents submitted to Santa Rosa County Development Services, the Vietnamese Christian Church of Northwest Florida is exploring a move to the two existing structures on the 1.38-acre property.

Last week, nearly 35 children gathered at Navarre United Methodist Church for an introduction to musical instruments, church production capabilities and worship ministry.

The church hosted its second annual Echo Worship Camp. The camp began as an idea to get youth more involved in the church and spark a passion for worship. Children’s Ministry Director Christine Gersic and Worship Director Jamel Boast organized both the 2025 and 2026 editions of Echo Worship Camp.

First Baptist Church of Navarre Pastor Greg Love recently spent two weeks in Kenya, a country in East Africa.

He was there to teach pastors about theology and take part in a safari. The first leg of the trip, the class, was paid for by the church. The safari was paid for by Love.

Throughout his time at Community Life Church in Tiger Point, Jim Bell, 79, saw it all.

He started attending the church in the 1990s, when it opened its doors as a secondary campus of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. He became discipleship director and teaching pastor and helped the church navigate growth and serve the community.

Navarre Beach isn’t the normal stomping grounds of Pine Terrace Baptist Church, but it was the site of the church’s recent student beach worship night.

The Milton church brought more than 30 youth members to the beach Wednesday, July 15, for an event filled with fellowship and summer fun.

On Sunday, July 12, East Bay Church announced Stacy Clearman, who has pastored the church since fall 2020, will be stepping down.

According to the church, Clearman and his wife, Heidi, are stepping aside to “take a season of rest & pause from pastoral ministry responsibilities.”

Destiny Worship Center in Navarre is hosting a back-to-school backpack giveaway this Saturday, July 18.

Lucas Smith, pastor at Destiny Worship Center, said the church desires for the children in the community to start school with all the necessary supplies for a successful school year.