Our History
A Brief History of First Baptist Church of South Beaches
The First Baptist Church of South Beaches was begun as a mission of Calvary Baptist Church of Melbourne. Al Jones was the pastor at Calvary at the time. Tom Lee who had been an associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church had a burden to begin a church in or near Melbourne Beach.
In 1984, Calvary Baptist Church voted to sponsor the church. Tom Lee visited the area and found folks who were willing to help start the church. The first meeting place was in Floradina Beach in the building that now houses a bait shop. The church was organized with Dr. Al Jones, Presiding and Tom Lee was called as pastor. Later on the church bought the present property which was a bait shop at the time. The property is debt free. It has an auditorium, fellowship hall, and nursery. It also has three apartments which we let to people for a donation each month. Pastor Lee served as pastor from the church’s inception until January 2017. The church grew under his ministry and many things were accomplishments for the Lord. In that month Dr. Al Jones became pastor. Dr. Jones had retired from the Central Baptist Church of Lewisville, TX where he had been pastor for 24 years and moved to Palm Bay Florida. He began to preach Wednesday’s and Sunday Nights here at First Baptist Church of South Beaches in 2010. First Baptist Church of South Beaches is on A1A just South of Melbourne Beach. It is right across the Highway from the Atlantic Ocean. We have a small chapel that seats about 50 people.
First Baptist is an independent Baptist Church and we use the KJV exclusively.
The First Baptist Church of South Beaches was begun as a mission of Calvary Baptist Church of Melbourne. Al Jones was the pastor at Calvary at the time. Tom Lee who had been an associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church had a burden to begin a church in or near Melbourne Beach.
In 1984, Calvary Baptist Church voted to sponsor the church. Tom Lee visited the area and found folks who were willing to help start the church. The first meeting place was in Floradina Beach in the building that now houses a bait shop. The church was organized with Dr. Al Jones, Presiding and Tom Lee was called as pastor. Later on the church bought the present property which was a bait shop at the time. The property is debt free. It has an auditorium, fellowship hall, and nursery. It also has three apartments which we let to people for a donation each month. Pastor Lee served as pastor from the church’s inception until January 2017. The church grew under his ministry and many things were accomplishments for the Lord. In that month Dr. Al Jones became pastor. Dr. Jones had retired from the Central Baptist Church of Lewisville, TX where he had been pastor for 24 years and moved to Palm Bay Florida. He began to preach Wednesday’s and Sunday Nights here at First Baptist Church of South Beaches in 2010. First Baptist Church of South Beaches is on A1A just South of Melbourne Beach. It is right across the Highway from the Atlantic Ocean. We have a small chapel that seats about 50 people.
First Baptist is an independent Baptist Church and we use the KJV exclusively.