Faith Archive

Manna recently received a significant donation of nearly 36,000 pounds of food and supplies from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, providing the equivalent of 42,428 healthy meals to families in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The contribution included several nonperishable food items such as rice, beans, pasta, and fruit.

Aug. 2 marked the 2025 edition of ‘Day of Hope,’ an annual community outreach event for Navarre First Assembly of God.

During Day of Hope, Navarre area families received free backpacks, school supplies, children’s haircuts, lunch and groceries. Pastor Jon Skipper said the long-standing tradition of giving to those in need comes from Jesus Christ himself.

Navarre First Assembly of God is all about community outreach, hosting various events throughout the year to give to the needy and invite families to check out what the church has to offer spiritually. This Saturday, Aug. 2, the church will be holding a community outreach event called ‘Day of Hope.’

Tiger Point’s Community Life Church supports missions across the world, including a school and community in Zimbabwe’s Savé Valley.

This past week, July 6-July 13, Momentum Church brought the love.

The church, which has locations in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Navarre, held its annual “Love Week,” an eight-day initiative dedicated to public service. Over the course of the week, several hundred volunteers donated their time and effort to over 60 community service projects.

Coming off Vacation Bible School, most churches might wait a while to organize another large community event. Not Navarre United Methodist Church.

Less than two weeks after hosting their weeklong VBS, which featured more than 200 children, Navarre United Methodist hosted Echo Worship Camp July 9 and 10.

The congregation of First Baptist Church of Navarre came together late last month to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their church.

The celebration included a speech by West Region Catalyst of the Florida Baptist Convention Brian Nall, a dinner and a host of scrapbooks capturing four decades of memories. Greg Love, who has pastored the church since October 2023, said the event was a great chance to reconnect with the church’s history and members.

The sound of children hollering and music blaring filled the Navarre United Methodist Church sanctuary June 25 as the church held its third day of Vacation Bible School.

This year’s VBS featured approximately 260 children, ranging from prekindergarten to fifth grade. The theme of this year’s VBS was “Live it Out,” a mantra designed alongside daily curriculum, to teach children how to live out their faith and be more like Jesus.

St. Paul United Methodist Church has entered its golden years.

In July, the church will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding. The church began in 1955 with a single building as its sanctuary. That building still stands but now serves as the church’s fellowship hall.

For most of its history, Momentum Church has been a mobile church, using rented spaces to worship and hold events. Last year, the church, which has several satellite campuses around Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, bought a building of Summit Boulevard in Pensacola to use as a permanent church and a community outreach center. The building also houses church offices. To help purchase and renovate the building, the church held “Heart for the House,” an annual fundraiser organized to help gather funding for large scale projects of the church or to help the community.