About the Pensacola District

Special Ministries

Below is a small sampling of United Methodist special ministries within the Pensacola District. Individual local churches also have special ministries which may or may not be listed here. To find local church websites see the section below on Churches.

Children's Homes:

Crestview Group Home, 120 Duggan Avenue, Crestview, FL 32536-4812

Gulf Coast Group Home, 3441 Camelot Place, Milton, FL 32583-8427

Children's Shelter:

Children's Neighborhood, Fort Walton Beach, Florida (Children in Crisis, Inc.)

Disaster Response Ministries:

The Pensacola District Coordinator is Reverend Alan Gantzhorn, office number (850) 587-5294.

See also the AL-West FL Conference Disaster Response & Recovery Ministries page.

Announcements related to Disaster Response Ministries are posted on the Message Board.

Hispanic/Latino Ministries

Homes for the Aging:

Retirement Homes Fact Sheet

Wesley Haven Villa, 111 East Wright Street, Pensacola, FL 32501

Lay Speaking Ministries

Milk and Honey Ministries (Pensacola, FL), an Advance ministry of The United Methodist Church

Missions Board of the Pensacola District

Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries, an Advance ministry of The United Methodist Church

United Methodist Women, Pensacola District

Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry

Churches of the Pensacola District

Alphabetical Listing: A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z

All-Star Churches of the Pensacola District

List of Churches by County

New Church Start, Crestview, FL - "The Journey: A United Methodist Community"

Other Churches of the Alabama-West Florida Conference

UMC.org's Find-a-Church Directory

For details about a particular church please click on the name of the church. In some cases, "Location" (below) may not have a mail receptacle. For mailing address, phone, website, worship times, etc. please click on the name of the church.

Find any errors? Each local church is responsible for keeping the database updated, so please contact the individual church if information appears to be incorrect or incomplete.

Churches	Location	City, State	Zip Code
Aldersgate	6915 Hwy 29 N	Molino, FL	32577-0066
Allen Memorial	206 Pace Pkwy	Cantonment, FL	32533-1228
Annie Jones	6190 Arthur Brown Rd	Walnut Hill, FL	32568
Bagdad	4540 Forsyth St	Bagdad, FL	32583
Baker First	5826 Hwy 189 N	Baker, FL	32531-2506
Bellview	4945 Saufley Field Rd	Pensacola, FL	32526-2715
Byrneville	1351 Byrneville Rd	Century, FL	32535
Century	530 Church St	Century, FL	32535-2913
Christ	5983 Dogwood Dr	Milton, FL	32570-5900
Chumuckla Community	8008 Chumuckla Hwy	Pace, FL	32571-9233
Clear Springs	27891 County Road 112	Robertsdale, AL	36567-9483
Cokesbury	5725 N Ninth Av	Pensacola, FL	32504-8920
Cottage Hill	229 Williams Ditch Rd	Cantonment, FL	32533-8254
Crestview First	599 Eighth Av	Crestview, FL	32536-2013
Destin	200 Beach Dr	Destin, FL	32541-2404
Ensley	25 E Johnson Av	Pensacola, FL	32534-3715
Farm Hill	1251 Muscogee Rd	Cantonment, FL	32533-4329
Ferry Pass	7300 N Davis Hwy	Pensacola, FL	32504-6314
Ft Walton Bch First	103 First St SE	Ft Walton Bch, FL	32548-5893
Gadsden Street	901 E Gadsden St	Pensacola, FL	32501-4099
Gonzalez	2026 Pauline St	Cantonment, FL	32533
Gulf Breeze	75 Fairpoint Dr	Gulf Breeze, FL	32561-4303
Jay	14093 S Alabama St	Jay, FL	32565
Lathram Chapel	2690 Jacks Branch Rd	Cantonment, FL	32533
Lillian	12770 South Perdido St	Lillian, AL	36549-4019
Mae Edwards	5052 Mulat Rd	Milton, FL	32583
Mary Esther	703 Miracle Strip Pkwy	Mary Esther, FL	32569-0846
McDavid	2 Main St	McDavid, FL	32568
Milton First	6830 Berryhill St	Milton, FL	32570-2264
Mt. Carmel	4675 Mt Carmel Rd	Jay, FL	32565-2108
Myrtle Grove	1030 N 57th Av	Pensacola, FL	32506
Navarre	9474 Navarre Pkwy	Navarre, FL	32566-2940
New Bethel	5986 Hwy 85 N	Crestview, FL	32536-7151
New Hope	27960 New Hope Church Rd.	Robertsdale, AL	36567-9340
Niceville First	214 Partin Dr S	Niceville, FL	32578-2413
Pace First	4540 Chumuckla Hwy	Pace, FL	32571-1002
Pensacola First	6 E Wright St	Pensacola, FL	32570
Perdido Bay	13660 Innerarity Point Rd	Pensacola, FL	32507
Pine Forest	2800 Wilde Lake Blvd	Pensacola, FL	32526-8716
Pineview	1440 Pineview Church Rd	Jay, FL	32565-9218
Richards	905 North "T" Street	Pensacola, FL	32505-7197
Shalimar	1 Old Ferry Rd	Shalimar, FL	32579
St. Andrew	836 W Michigan Av	Pensacola, FL	32505-2128
St. Luke	1394 E Nine Mile Rd	Pensacola, FL	32514-5720
St. Mark	2250 PJ Adams Pkwy	Crestview, FL	32536-4224
St. Mark	2203 N 12th Avenue	Pensacola, FL	32503-4718
St. Paul	4901 Gulf Breeze Pkwy	Gulf Breeze, FL	32563-9286
St. Paul	2690 W Baars Street	Pensacola, FL	32505
Trinity	403 Racetrack Rd NW	Ft Walton Bch, FL	32547-1512
Warrington	301 E Winthrop Av	Pensacola, FL	32507-3669
Wesley Memorial	4701 School Ln	Pace, FL	32571-1533
Woodbine	5200 Woodbine Rd	Pace, FL	32571-8715

Pensacola District United Methodist Churches by County:

Baldwin County, AL: Clear Springs, Lillian, New Hope

Escambia County, FL: Aldersgate, Allen Memorial, Annie Jones, Bellview, Byrneville, Century, Cokesbury, Cottage Hill, Ensley, Farm Hill, Ferry Pass, Gadsden Street, Gonzalez, Lathram Chapel, McDavid, Myrtle Grove, Pensacola First, Perdido Bay, Pine Forest, Richards Memorial, St. Andrew, St. Luke, St. Mark-Pensacola, St. Paul-Pensaocla, Warrington

Okaloosa County, FL: Baker, Crestview First, Destin, Fort Walton Beach First, Journey (new church start), Mary Esther, New Bethel, Niceville, Shalimar, St. Mark-Crestview, Trinity.

Santa Rosa County, FL: Bagad, Christ, Chumuckla, Elizabeth Chapel, Gulf Breeze, Jay, Mae Edwards, Milton First, Mt. Carmel, Navarre, Pace First, Pineview, St. Paul-Gulf Breeze, Wesley Memorial, Woodbine

Pensacola District Statistics

All-Star Churches

Comparative Reports 2000-2011

For a detailed report of a specific year - Click on the link or scroll down this page, look for the chart, then click on the year you wish to view.

To view only attendance and membership numbers - You can view multiple years all in one pdf by clicking here for the "Comparative Snapshot." The Snapshot is based on data submitted by churches on their annual Local Church Report to Annual Conference.

Connectional Giving History & Latest Report

Profiles - Church and Community

Church and Community Profiles are quick overviews of church statistics and community demographics. The United Methodist Local Church Profile includes yearly membership, church school, and expense trends for the most recent 10 years. The Community Profile includes population trends, income, length of residence, age distribution, and race/Hispanic data for the church's zip code. These reports can be obtained interactively online. The first two are free. After that, additional reports can be obtained for a modest fee by contacting the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries Research Office. The Church and Community Profiles are made available in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). Click here to download a sample PDF file or visit here.

Statistical History Via the Vital Congregations Website

Please see our Vital Congregations page.

Statistical Reports

These were compiled by your District Administrative Assistant from information reported on district churches' Local Church Report to Annual Conference and from Alabama-West Florida Conference Fiscal Office apportionment reports.

Select the level of detail you wish to view:

Most Current Report on Connectional Giving
2011 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Statements
2010 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info / Statements *
2009 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info / Statements / Conference
2008 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info / Statements
2007 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info
2006 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info
2005 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info
2004 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info *
2003 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info *

2002 Roll / Giving / Roll + Giving Details / Roll + Giving Basic Info

* In 2010 the Chumuckla and Elizabeth Chapel Churches merged to become Chumuckla Community Church - A United Methodist Congregation. You will thus see membership information for the two original churches zeroed out as membership transferred to the new church.

In 2004 the Pensacola District gained three Alabama Churches (600 members total): Clear Springs (131 members), Lillian (441 members), and New Hope (28 members).

In 2003 the Pleasant Grove Church was closed (27 members transferred out to zero), and Summit Park Church merged with and became a second campus of Cokesbury Church.

District Stewardship 2001-2011:

A Comparative Look at Membership, Professions of Faith, and Connectional Giving

(See also the one-page pdf "Membership & Worship Attendance 2000-2010: A Comparative Snapshot")

Year	Total % Paid to AL-W FL Conf	% Paid to District Adm	% Paid to District Missions	Membership Roll Net Added	New Professions of Faith	Removed by CC Action*
2011	63.06	93.85	75.82	236	563	337
2010	66.06	61.13	59.28	175	591	327
2009	62.07	83.25	66.54	272	689	443
2008	64.00	87.44	84.51	304	670	344
2007	74.16	86.79	78.75	300	677	228
2006	77.41	88.45	90.10	416	687	259
2005	88.97	91.82	91.51	186	768	587
2004	85.00	89.00	86.00	590	758	322
2003	84.16	94.23	92.95	612	716	273
2002	88.00	87.30	84.86	596	800	183
2001	84.53	91.00	88.00	723	739	105

*District churches may annually audit their membership roll. This sometimes results in correction of roll figures or a list of inactive members who are contacted by the church and encouraged to rejoin fellowship. After appropriate time and efforts as outlined by the Book of Discipline, names may be removed from the roll by the Charge Conference. Number of members on the professing membership roll is one of several factors in the formula for setting local churches' Connectional Mission Giving.

History of District Superintendents & Assistants

Superintendents (DS)	Dates - DS	Assistants	Dates - Assistants
Jeremy K. Pridgeon	2010-Current
Michael George Roberts	2006-2010
David Henry Chunn	2002-2006
Charles William Avery	1996-2002	Mary Hernandez	01/01/2001-Current
Langdon Howard Garrison	1990-1996
Ellis Robert Dickerson	1985-1990
Clifford Miles Abbott	1981-1985	Jeannie Stewart	10/15/1985-10/2000
		Peggy Winton	07/01/1983-10/14/1985
		Janet Kay Lee	05/18/1981-06/30/1983
Henry Earl Eddins	1979-1981	Ruth Eddins	06/15/1979-05/17/1981
Rex Marion Mixon	1973 (8/1)-1979	Margaret Mixon	1973 (?)-06/14/1979
		Mrs. Jim Dennis	Part-time (1973??-??)
John Bransford Nichols	1968-1973 (8/1)
Charles Robert Britt	1966-1968
Marion Clyde Mathison	1962-1966
Carlton Everett Barnes	1957-1962
John Thaddeus Ellisor Norman Burns McLeod W.M. Curtis Carlton Preer Albert Earl Shafer	1953-1957 1948-1953 1943-1948 1942-1943 1940-1942

Thank you to United Methodist Archives for the list of Presiding Elders.

Presiding Elders over the Pensacola District

1937-1940 R.R. Ellison

1933-1937 H.W. Rice

1929-1933 O.S. Welch

1927-1929 W.M. Curtis

1924-1927 J.S. Frazer

1920-1924 D.P. Slaughter

1919-1920 S.W. Williams

1918-1919 E.C. Moore

1916-1918 R.A. Moody

1912-1916 W.M. Cox

1909-1912 O.C. McGehee

1908-1909 J.S. Frazer

1906-1908 B.C. Glenn

1904-1906 W.S. Wade

1900-1904 J.M. Mason

1898-1900 J.S. Frazer

1894-1898 W.H. Wild

1892-1984 J.R. Peavy

1888-1892 M.S. Andrews

1885-1888 W.M. Motley

1882-1885 John S. Frazer

1880-1882 S.H. Cox

1878-1880 J.M. Boland

Pensacola District Directory

An up-to-date, full Pensacola District Directory is readily available for pastors, clergy spouses, church staff, district officers, Conference staff, etc. upon request. Send your request to the Pensacola District Administrative Assistant, office@umcpensacoladistrict.org. As we update the directory throughout the year, we try to keep the link URL the same so that each time you access it, it can show the most current copy available. To remind you of what the URL is, we noted it on the announcements page of the directory. The date of latest revision is at the bottom of the back cover page.

How to Contact the Pensacola District Office

Phone (850) 434-0118 or fax (850) 434-0119.
E-mail the District Office, office@umcpensacoladistrict.org (click here). Messages to this e-mail address are received by the District Administrative Assistant. For private e-mail directly to our District Superintendent, the Rev. Jeremy K. Pridgeon, e-mail Jeremy@umcpensacoladistrict.org (click here).
To correspond via United States Postal Service, you will need to mail to our post office box. There is no mail receptacle at our street address. Our mailing address is The UMC Pensacola District Office, PO Box 2727, Pensacola, FL 32513-2727.
Our office street address is 902 East Jackson Street, Pensacola, FL 32501-4011. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. We often schedule lunch and errands around those who need to meet with us, so please call ahead if you plan to come by between noon and 2:30 p.m.
If you have some paperwork to drop off at the district office and we happen to be out, please feel free to slip the reports under the door.

Directions to the Pensacola District Office

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Street Location: The Pensacola District Office is within the Education Building of Gadsden Street United Methodist Church, just a few blocks northeast of the downtown Pensacola area. We are at the intersection of East Jackson Street and Ninth Avenue and also Gadsden Street at Ninth Avenue - one block south of Cervantes Street at Ninth Avenue. Please use the Gadsden Street parking lot and entrance.

From Highway 98 in Pensacola turn onto Ninth Avenue and travel north just a few blocks until you see Gadsden Street United Methodist Church on your right. If you reach Cervantes Street (McDonald's on your left and Krispy Kreme on your right) you've gone one block too far. Please use the Gadsden Street parking lot and entrance.

From Interstate 10 get onto Interstate 110 in Pensacola, heading south. Take the Cervantes Street exit and turn left, heading east on Cervantes. At Ninth Avenue turn right. Heading south on Ninth Avenue only one block, you will immediately see Gadsden Street United Methodist Church on your left. We are one block south of McDonald's and the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop. Please park in the Gadsden Street parking lot and enter the Education Building, south of the sanctuary. Our office is the last room on the right at the end of the hall.

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