Citizens, Zoning Board argue over church signage
May 26, 2021
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board and residents of Bagdad argued over a variance request to allow an internally illuminated sign in the Historic District of Bagdad at a meeting May 13.
The requ…
Churches honor mothers with inspiring words, acts of kindness
May 19, 2021
On Sunday, May 9, families across the country honored that special person in our lives, our mothers.
Honoring mothers on Mother’s Day is a tradition in many churches and local churches joined in…
Pastor of historic church ‘aims to glorify God’
May 12, 2021
“We aim to glorify God,” answered Jeremy Gault, pastor of Billory Baptist Church in Navarre when asked to sum up his congregation’s ministry. Gault has been pastor of this historic church since July…
Navarre church finds new temporary ‘home’
May 5, 2021
The little children fold their hands together saying, “Here is the church.” Hands still folded, they raise their two index fingers into a peak, “Here is the steeple.”
Local church using retired tradespeople on new construction
April 27, 2021
Navarre First Assembly of God (navarre1st.com) is soon to begin construction of a new facility on their current site, and the way it will be built is remarkable.
A team of retired tradespeople i…
Hotel room Bibles – now on decline – save lives
April 21, 2021
They are virtually everywhere. Most of us have seen one, perhaps picked one up and read it. The Beatles even sang about where one could be found.
Gideon Bibles have been placed in the nightstands…
Navarre church’s ministry blankets West African church with warmth
April 13, 2021
While the world’s attention is fixed on addressing the coronavirus, a team from Navarre First Assembly of God traveled to Togo, West Africa to address other needs there.
The church, in partnersh…
Congregants nail burdens to the cross
April 10, 2021
Those who attended the 16th Annual Easter Sunrise Service, put on by the Church Without Walls, were given an opportunity to nail their “burden” to the cross and thus release it.
Sun rises over risen Son celebration
April 7, 2021
This past Sunday, a small group from Compass Community Church (compassefca.org), where I am the pastor, gathered before dawn at a picnic pavilion alongside Santa Rosa Sound for a sunrise service…
Resurrecting the essentials
March 31, 2021
Mid-March 2020, governors across the country imposed size restrictions on public gatherings in their state, attempting to curb the spread of a strange, new virus.
After hastily called meetings…






