BELIEFS

Taylor Baptist Association holds to the beliefs set forth by the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. On June 14th, 2000, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a revised summary of our faith.

To view the Baptist Faith & Message 2000, click here to see it on the Southern Baptist Convention's web page.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Newsletter
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• New HomeNovember 30^th
  At 6:00 PM, we will have our Fifth Sunday Sing and fellowship afterward
• Week of PrayerNovember 30^th
  The Week of Prayer for International Missions is a special, focused time of prayer for Southern Baptist missionaries serving through the International Mission Board and the people whom they serve.
  
  We invite you to join us in this season of prayer, November 30 - December 7, 2025.
  
  In addition to prayer, your generosity in giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering can make an eternal impact. When you give directly to this offering, 100% of your gifts support missionaries around the world.
  
  The 2025 goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is $210 million.
  
  10 things you should know about Lottie
  
  • Lottie was born in Virginia on December 12, 1840.
  • Her name was Charlotte Digges Moon, but everyone called her "Lottie"
  • She was 4' 9" tall.
  • Before she became a Christian while in high school, Lottie missed required chapels 26 times.
  • Lottie loved to pull pranks on others. Once, when asked what the "D" stood for in her middle name, she replied, "Devil."
  • Lottie was appointed to China as a missionary at age 33 and served there 39 years, primarily in Tengchow and Pingtu.
  • She wore Chinese clothes and lived like her Chinese neighbors.
  • Lottie had several nicknames in China-foreign devil, foreign lady teacher, heavenly book visitor, and the cookie maker. (Lottie baked cookies to win the hearts of the children and families who were frightened of her.)
  • Lottie led in the campaign to end the practice of bound feet. The Chinese believed small feet made a woman more beautiful, so girls' feet were bound tightly with cloth. Girls with bound feet could hardly walk, and infections, gangrene, and even death were common side effects of this practice.
  • In 1912 at the end of her career, famine, flood, and war encircled her China. Her friends were starving. In a final act of empathy, Lottie stopped eating and gave all her food away. When her friends realized the depth of her sickness, they put her on a boat to return to the United States. Lottie died on Christmas Eve while enroute to the U.S.
• Food DriveDecember 6^th and 20^th
  Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
  Food Drive
  on Sat. Dec.6^th and Sat. Dec. the 20^th
  From 10am ? 12Noon
  8985 Alton Wentworth Road
  Greenville, Fl 32331
  
• Christmas CantataDecember 7^th
  A Child is Born
  All is Well
  Christmas Cantata
  Sunday, December 7^th at 6:00 pm
  Meal Following
  Hosted by Grace Christian Church, Steinhatchee
  Presented by Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
• Christmas CantataDecember 14^th and 21^st
  Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
  Christmas Cantata
  Sunday Evening, December 14th at 6pm
  Sunday Evening, Dec. 21st 6pm
  Children?s Christmas Program
  8985 Alton Wentworth Road
  Greenville, Fl 32331
• Christmas CantataDecember 14^th
  New Home Baptist Church
  Christmas Cantata
  Sunday December 14,2025 at 6PM
  405 E. Hamton Springs Ave, Perry, FL
  The choir will perform "The Greatest Story Ever Told." We will have a fellowship in the Family Life Center afterward.
  More details to come.
• Christmas PartyDecember 15^th
  Christmas Party, 6pm for Pastors, Staff & Wives
• Birth of JesusDecember 20^th
  New Home Baptist Church will be set up Saturday evening, December 20, 2025, on the corner of East Hampton Springs Ave and Center St.
  There will be live actors and animals depicting the birth of Jesus. Bring the children to see the reason for the season. Any child attending dressed as a Bible Character will receive a gift from us. We will have refreshments, Christmas Carols, the narrating of the Nativity Story, and more activities in the planning stages......
• Christmas DayDecember 25^th
  office closed
• Christmas BreakDecember 17^th - 31^st
  office closed
• New YearsJanuary 1^st - 2^nd
  office closed
• Administrative CommitteeJanuary 5^th
  Administrative Committee, 9:00 AM
  Re Semi-Annual meeting
• Men's Ministry MeetingJanuary 19^th
  Men's Ministry Meeting 5:30 PM
  Oakland Baptist Church
• Martin Luther King DayJanuary 19^th
  office closed
• Executive BoardJanuary 26^th
  Executive Board, 9:00 AM
• Church Pianist
  First Baptist Church is seeking a pianist to serve as the primary accompaniment musician for the church's worship ministry. The pianist is responsible for providing musical accompaniments for all scheduled worship services and special events. The pianist is a paid, part-time staff position. Candidates must be able to read music. Those interested can obtain the job description and other details by contacting Pastor Steven Ruff at 850-584-7066.
• Message from Henry Cannington
         "Pointing People to the Light of the World"
  
         As we enter this blessed Christmas season, our hearts turn once again to the message that changes everything: "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light" (Isaiah 9:2). In a world searching for hope, peace, and direction, we rejoice in proclaiming that Jesus Christ is still the Light of the World. His coming breaks through every shadow, brings clarity to confusion, and offers salvation to all who receive Him.
  
         December is also a month when Southern Baptists unite in a special way to carry that light to the nations through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Every dollar given goes directly to support our International Mission Board missionaries as they take the gospel to the unreached. What an eternal privilege we have to participate in this work! I encourage every church family to pray, give sacrificially, and ask God how He would lead you to help push back the darkness around the world this Christmas. Together, we can be part of fulfilling the Great Commission in places where the Light is still unknown.
  
         Another highlight of this season is the powerful and worshipful Christmas music presented by our churches. This year, we invite you to make plans to attend the special Christmas Cantatas hosted by Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and New Home Baptist Church. These faithful congregations, with their dynamic choirs and dedicated music ministries, will shine a bright spotlight on the glory, majesty, and joy of our coming King. Invite friends, family, neighbors, and the unchurched-these musical celebrations are a beautiful way to lead hearts toward Christ during this season of worship.
  
         This Christmas, may God refresh you, empower you, and fill your hearts with renewed joy as you declare the Christ of Christmas-the One who came, who saves, and who reigns forevermore.
  In Closing
         As an association family, may we join hands and hearts to lift high the name of Jesus. Let every sermon, every hymn, every act of giving, every cantata, and every gathering point others to the Savior born in Bethlehem. May His light shine brightly through our churches, our ministries, and our lives.
  
         From the Taylor Baptist Association, may you and your family experience the hope, joy, and peace of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World. Merry Christmas!
  
  With a grateful heart,
  Henry B. Cannington Jr. Taylor Baptist Association



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