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St Andrew Baptist Church, Panama City Florida, is a Christ-centered, Biblically based, multigenerational  church devoted to missions, discipleship, and relationship building within our community. In its over 100  year history as a Southern Baptist denominational body, we have become a congregation engaged with  our community, celebrating the triumphs and challenges as we “do life” together. Most of all, we seek  Jesus in our lives and seek to fulfill our commission: Exalting Christ, Meeting Needs, Reaching the World.  

Our most recent senior pastor, Dr. Michael Claunch, retired from SABC in 2022 after serving for 16 years.  We currently are praying for and seeking our next senior pastor who will lead in our church to be a  community that connects and equips people for ministry to serve and honor Jesus.  

SABC offers two worship services every Sunday (a contemporary, band-led service and a choir and  orchestra led traditional service), with an average attendance of 400 (pre-COVID 600), along with offering a variety of Bible fellowship classes and small group opportunities for all age groups. Wednesday nights are highlighted by dinner, Bible study, missions and youth activities, and adult choir and orchestra rehearsals. Currently, we are rebuilding our sanctuary to enable our church to minister to all generations.  

The church embraces debt-free financial management, operating on a large annual budget, and is supported by a pastoral and support staff of 15. Also, St Andrew Baptist also owns property called The Center of Hope. The Center of Hope supports three ministries in  those facilities, The Sheltering Tree, the St Andrew Christian Care Center and The St Andrew Community  Medical Clinic. These ministries touch lives in our community as they help mothers in crisis pregnancies;  they assist those living in Bay County with free food and clothing donated to the ministry; and they help  community members in poverty with medical and pharmaceutical needs.  ​

For more information or to submit your candidacy, please email your cover letter and resume to: ​ pastorsearchteam@sabc.org

Please remember to pray for our search team

• Unity of team
• Wisdom to discern God’s direction
• Protection from the enemy
• Physical health
• Christ-like love and respect for each other

            (within the team and the church)