About Us:
First Baptist Church of Destin, Florida, located at 201 Beach Drive.
Our Purpose:
To go, get and grow people in a relationship with Jesus Christ that is
personal, passionate and practical.
Our Objectives:
To create dynamic worship experiences that will draw people closer to
their loving Father.
To create discipleship opportunities that will help people grow
deeper in their relationship with God.
To create fellowship opportunities that will help people grow deeper
in their relationships with the church family.
To create ministry opportunities that will allow people to use their
God-given resources, gifts and abilities for the furtherance of His
Kingdom locally and abroad.
To create evangelistic opportunities that will allow people to share
their faith with people who need to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Integrity - Living out what we say! (Mt 5:37, 1 Jn 1:5-6)
Community - Building relationships because people matter!
(Mt 5:43-48; Mk 12:31; Jn 13:35; 1 Jn 1:7, 2:9-11)
a. Reaching Up (Mk 12:30)
b. Reaching In (Lk 22:32, Jn 21:15-19)
c. Reaching Out (Lk 10:25-37)
Reconciliation - Keeping relationships because people matter!
(Mt 5:23-25, 18:15-17; Rms 13:17-21; Eph 4:26)
Teamwork - Doing what we do together!
(1 Cor 3:5-9, 12:20-26, 14:26-33)
Excellence - Honoring God with our best! (Ecc 9:10, 1 Cor 10:31)
Our Statement of Basic Beliefs:
We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired word of God as the basis for
our beliefs. This church family subscribes to the doctrinal statement
of the Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist
Convention in March of 2000 and shall serve as our Articles of Faith.