Northwest Coast Baptist Association
“To Encourage, Equip, Engage our network of churches to share the love of Christ with our communities."
An Association of 50 Churches in Bay, Franklin, Gulf and Washington Counties
Ministers Conferences will begin again on Monday, September 10, 2018.
OUR PURPOSE
Building Bridges, Breaking Down Walls
OUR MISSION
To encourage, equip, and engage our network of churches
to share the love of Christ with our communities.
Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do His work and
and build up the church, the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:12 (NLT)
We are thankful for First Baptist Church of Houston's Rush Week!!
For the fifth consecutive year, students from Houston’s First are returning to Panama City Beach, Florida, from July 20-26, 2018, to spread the love of Jesus to community churches, schools, and City employees. The group of nearly 400 students — 7th graders through recent high school graduates — and adult chaperones from each campus are continuing their efforts in Panama City Beach, working alongside area churches and parachurch ministries on beautification projects at local schools and coordinating events to bring the community together.
"Rush Week is more than students going away to camp,” said Tony Bianco, Middle School Student Minister at The Loop Campus. “Because of the ministry students have done throughout the community, we’ve established relationships with many Panama City Beach residents, and by doing that we have seen God at work there.”
Patronis Elementary School Principal Ellie Spivey saw not coincidence, but God’s hand in 2014, the first year Houston’s First students came to spruce up her campus. “They came the week of the one year anniversary of my son Russ passing away,” said Ellie. “Russ and I had spent some of his last months at Houston’s First's Hope House during his treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center.”
While in Houston, Ellie and husband Bill attended The Loop Campus on occasion, and Russ attended when his health allowed him to. The student ministry was not aware of that connection when Ellie's school was chosen as a project site for Rush Week.
When another group of students decided to visit a local fire station to reach out to first responders, they met Robb Spivey, a Firefighter/EMT at Panama City Beach Fire-Rescue — and Ellie’s son. She had shared with Robb about the students’ work at Patronis Elementary, so he explained to students the connection his family had with Houston’s First through his brother, Russ. After hearing his story, surrounded by fire trucks and emergency vehicles, the students circled around Robb to pray. “I really needed that,” he said. “God works in mysterious ways.”
This year, Woodstock Church PCB, Gulf Beach Baptist Church, Family of God Baptist Church, New Midway Baptist Church as well as the Northwest Coastal Baptist Association will partner with students from Houston’s First to assist Patronis and West Bay Elementary Schools, and Everett Middle School. The students are planning another block party this year for Mayor’s Office employees and officials in Panama City Beach, including all first responders.
“We want to show Panama City Beach that the church loves the people in their community,” said Tony. “We want them to experience the love of Christ and see how the church can be a blessing.”
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Building Bridges, Breaking Down Walls
OUR MISSION
To encourage, equip, and engage our network of churches
to share the love of Christ with our communities.
Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do His work and
and build up the church, the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:12 (NLT)
We are thankful for First Baptist Church of Houston's Rush Week!!
For the fifth consecutive year, students from Houston’s First are returning to Panama City Beach, Florida, from July 20-26, 2018, to spread the love of Jesus to community churches, schools, and City employees. The group of nearly 400 students — 7th graders through recent high school graduates — and adult chaperones from each campus are continuing their efforts in Panama City Beach, working alongside area churches and parachurch ministries on beautification projects at local schools and coordinating events to bring the community together.
"Rush Week is more than students going away to camp,” said Tony Bianco, Middle School Student Minister at The Loop Campus. “Because of the ministry students have done throughout the community, we’ve established relationships with many Panama City Beach residents, and by doing that we have seen God at work there.”
Patronis Elementary School Principal Ellie Spivey saw not coincidence, but God’s hand in 2014, the first year Houston’s First students came to spruce up her campus. “They came the week of the one year anniversary of my son Russ passing away,” said Ellie. “Russ and I had spent some of his last months at Houston’s First's Hope House during his treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center.”
While in Houston, Ellie and husband Bill attended The Loop Campus on occasion, and Russ attended when his health allowed him to. The student ministry was not aware of that connection when Ellie's school was chosen as a project site for Rush Week.
When another group of students decided to visit a local fire station to reach out to first responders, they met Robb Spivey, a Firefighter/EMT at Panama City Beach Fire-Rescue — and Ellie’s son. She had shared with Robb about the students’ work at Patronis Elementary, so he explained to students the connection his family had with Houston’s First through his brother, Russ. After hearing his story, surrounded by fire trucks and emergency vehicles, the students circled around Robb to pray. “I really needed that,” he said. “God works in mysterious ways.”
This year, Woodstock Church PCB, Gulf Beach Baptist Church, Family of God Baptist Church, New Midway Baptist Church as well as the Northwest Coastal Baptist Association will partner with students from Houston’s First to assist Patronis and West Bay Elementary Schools, and Everett Middle School. The students are planning another block party this year for Mayor’s Office employees and officials in Panama City Beach, including all first responders.
“We want to show Panama City Beach that the church loves the people in their community,” said Tony. “We want them to experience the love of Christ and see how the church can be a blessing.”
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