Fellowship Baptist

Fellowship Baptist Church

Steinhatchee, Florida

In 1981 a group of Southern Baptist wanted a church in the southern end of Taylor County. Athena Baptist Church of Perry sponsored the congregation as a mission. Rev. Frank Padilla was the first mission pastor of Fellowship Baptist Mission.

The congregation met in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carroll until the sanctuary was built. On October 30, 1981, the lot was purchased. It was cleared by family and friends. On May 2, 1982, a ground breaking ceremony, led by Rev. Olan Wills of Athena, was held. As soon as the sanctuary walls were up and the roof completed, they began meeting there.

Fellowship Baptist Church of Steinhatchee was constituted on September 18, 1983, with fifty four charter members. Rev. Mickey Adams was pastor.

With much volunteer labor from Taylor Baptist Association, under the direction of Rev. Carlton Owens, the sanctuary and an educational building were finished and were debt free.

Fellowship was the first new church in the association in twenty-one years. Pastor Ron Cowart and members ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we may fulfill the ministry we have received in the Lord.