The birth of Northwood Baptist Church goes back to February 8, 1927. The church began with 54 charter members and by November of that year had a membership of 108. The church was destroyed by the great hurrican of 1928, but the church membership decided that God had called them to build a church, and now to rebuild it in that same location. | |
| During its 83 years of ministry, the church has been instrumental in beginning many missions, and has supported them financially until they could become full-fledged churches. Northwood sponsored Westwood Baptist Mission which met at Wellington High School, and was instrumental in the beginnings of Royal Palm Beach Baptist, Haverhill Baptist and Lighthouse Baptist churches. |
Over the years, many young men and women have gone out from the church to minister as pastors, missionaries and denominational servants. Perhaps the most well-known of these is the late Dr. Adrian Rogers, past president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tn. | |
| Due to neighborhood deterioration and changes in the early 1980's, the church began to consider relocation. Following the call of George Thomasson as pastor in 1983, search for a new location began. In 1984, 36.3 acres (including 10 acres of lake) on I-95 near 45th Street, was purchased at a cost of $950,000. This amount was given in one year by the members - over and above the regular operating expenses of the church. |
In 1987 the old church facility at 3900 Broadway was sold for $850,000. The church then moved to a temporary location in a 45th Street storefront.
In May 1989, Northwood entered into a Joint Venture with Crossroads Baptist Church, while the new building was being built.
The appraised value of the Northwood properties previously was $4.75 million. The church had a loan of $1.5 million. In order to insure payment of the debt, the members of Northwood made 5-year pledges to the "Second Mile Campaign." Many of the people gave double tithe to the church to meet these needs. Our heritage is, indeed, one of vision and sacrifice. | |
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July 22, 1990, was the first Sunday at Village Boulevard. We began the work to fulfill our mission of "Leading people to make Jesus Christ the center of their lives." (Matthew 28:18-20)
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| Pastor Patrick Moody has been our Pastor since January of 2004. Under his leadership, we pursue our purpose of "Loving God, Loving People, and Growing in Christ." In 2007, he led in the change to d/b/a "The Village Baptist Church", a name which reflects the community to which we are called.
Over the past two decades, there have been many changes in our community and in our church. Perhaps most evident is the wonderful blending of cultures, races, and ethnicities that is The Village. |
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