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St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church sjpmbc.org

DECEMBER 5, 2010 St.John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Reverend Bartholomew Banks, Sr. President, Progressive Missionary and Educational Baptist State Convention of Florida, Inc. About Us In 1925 Tampa, Florida was a lively little city with a population of 50000 and was a mere 19 miles in diameter. Ybor City, the Spanish district, noted for its cigar industry, was just a rock-throw away. The roads were unpaved. In the middle of College Hill, Reverend Andrew Mack Woodard founded his church in the year 1925 and named it St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Woodard split his time between his two churches ministering to the needs of his flock. St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church was built on very fertile ground. It was born on the threshold of the Great Depression years and was able to survive the lean impoverished times during that era. St. John branched off from St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church. It started as a store front church on Potter Street and Lake Avenue. The membership was small. The members labored tirelessly building a sound foundation for the church under the leadership of Reverend Woodard. In 1928 St. John moved from Potter Street into a small wooden church located right where our church sits today. Several years later, Reverend Woodard and his wife, Sister Beatrice, left St. John and continued God's work as missionaries. Reverend Woodard traveled throughout Florida preaching the Gospel until his death in 1945. God ...

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