Bay Area Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida is hoping to reach Pinellas County with the gospel. The Clearwater, Largo, and Pinellas Park area has seen several churches move or change their names. Pinellas Park Baptist Temple and Bible Baptist Church are no longer in the same place. Both have either moved or changed their focus. Independent Baptist families who long for old fashioned preaching, spiritual gospel music, and a vision to build a different kind of ministry should contact the pastor through their web site http://bayareabaptistchurch.com and participate in the poll of interested families. When a sufficient number is found, a date and location will be announced for all the families to meet and discuss this new adventure in reaching out to the needs of Tampa Bay.
What makes this church different from any other in the area? It is the pure gospel and solid music background of Pastor David Williams who has preached for over 20 years and plays the violin and guitar. His 20 songs are a blessing to all who hear but no one will accuse him of loving CCM or rock-n-roll. Pastor Williams believes that the only way to have a pure Independent Baptist Church is to pattern their ministry after the great First Baptist Church in Hammond Indiana. That church, which is pictured on the web site of Bay Area Baptist Church, wins thousands of people to Christ every year and runs over 30,000 in attendance. They are also the sending church of Bay Area Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida.
The goal of Bay Area Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida in Tampa Bay is to have their first services in the fall of 2008 if not before. Pastor Williams and his wife have been a part of several local churches before they either moved or changed their focus. Pastor Williams has preached for Trinity Baptist College in Haynes City, Florida as well as for Pastor Turner at his church in Tampa, Florida. His most recent appearances in the local area were during the Terry Schiavo situation where Pastor David Williams of Bay Area Baptist Church played his violin and guitar at the hospice in Pinellas Park. Many people heard him preach there and sing with the guitar.
Bay Area Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida has plans for soul-winning ministry, bus ministry, youth ministry with many types of activities and clubs, college ministry, telemarketing ministry, hospital ministry, elderly care ministry, welcome ministry, we care ministry, jail ministry, military ministry, deaf ministry, blind ministry, mentally handicapped ministry, Spanish ministry, homes for wayward boys and girls ministry, family shelter for homeless families, rescue mission, elderly care shelter ministry, truck stop ministry, music ministry that includes professional musicians and a music conservatory for music of all instruments, children’s ministries in all seasons, Christian schools for elementary, middle, and high school, advertising ministry, internet ministry, radio and T.V. ministries. Pastor Williams has a real vision and because of his sending church in Hammond, Indiana, First Baptist Church, he has access to trained staff to handle every one of these ministries.
Pastor David Williams prefers to call this type of church “The Church With a Heart.” He says that there is no thrill greater than seeing the smiling faces of people that have been reached in every walk of life as they find hope and love like they have never seen before. Anyone who is reading this and wants to participate in this great vision for Tampa Bay at Bay Area Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida, needs to leave their name and contact information on the poll phone or send an email to [email protected] There is a place available to start having meetings immediately on Ulmerton Road in Clearwater just as soon as the poll shows enough interest for this endeavor.
