Pensacola District Online
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
 
 

About Us

 
 
This Page:
The Pensacola District is one of eight districts comprising the The United Methodist Church's Alabama-West Florida Conference.  Within our District are sugar-white beaches, emerald Gulf waters, fruited plains, and half a dozen military communities.  There are 53 United Methodist Churches in the Pensacola District, with more than 33,500 members, in an area which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties in Florida and a small slice of Baldwin County in Alabama.  True to biblical mandate and denominational priority, we are committed to proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ; discipling residents, tourists, and snowbirds alike; establishing new congregations; and nurturing exisiting ones. 
 
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The Pensacola District

Business office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Our Conference << A GREAT website - a MUST see!!
Our District Superintendent (Bio and Messages)
 
 

Special Ministries Within Our District

Children's Homes:
    Crestview Group Home, 120 Duggan Ave., Crestview, FL 32536-4812 
    Gulf Coast Group Home, 3441 Camelot Place, Milton, FL 32583-8427 
Children's Shelters:
    Children's Neighborhood, Fort Walton Beach, Florida (Children in Crisis, Inc.)
Community Ministries, Pensacola United Methodist (PUMCM) 
Food Bank, Bay Area
Homes for the Aging: 
     Wesley Haven Villa, 111 East Wright Street, Pensacola, FL 32501
Missions Board of the Pensacola District
 
 

Visitor Information and Demographics

About Our Area:  Alabama (Census, Climate, Economy, History, Libraries, Media, Parks, Reps., Schools, Web Cams....)
Alabama.gov - Facts about Alabama / Official Website for the State of Alabama
About Our Area:  Florida (Census, Climate, Economy, History, Libraries, Media, Parks, Reps., Schools, Web Cams....)
MyFlorida.com - Official Website for the State of Florida
Demographics from the Census Bureau - Select a State, Select a County
Florida Division of Blind Services (DBS), a Division of the Florida Department of Education
DBS now has an office at  14 West Jordan Street, Suite 1-M, Pensacola, FL
Phone (850) 595-5282 or click here to e-mail a Customer Service Specialist.
Homes for Children or Retirement Homes - Look under SPECIAL MINISTRIES (above)
Professional Association of United Methodist Church Secretaries (PAUMCS)
PensacolaPolice.com (crime mapping)
Pensacola State College (formerly Pensacola Junior College)
 

 

United Methodist Churches of the Pensacola District

For details about a local church listed below, please click on the name of the church. This will direct you to a Church Locator Page that is integrated with the Alabama-West Florida Conference database system. This system provides the most current data available regarding mailing address, phone and fax numbers, worship times, maps, e-mail address, pastors of the church, and more.
 
In the section below, "location" is not necessarily the same as "mailing address." Some locations may not have mail service. For MAILING address click on the name of the church.
 
For correction of local church information provided by the links in the section below, please contact the individual local church. Senior pastors of the Alabama-West Florida Conference are authorized access to the Conference database system to report and update data that pertains to their appointed church. When a church enters information into the database system this automatically updates the Alabama-West Florida Conference website and, thus, these links.
  
Churches
Location
 City, State Zip
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 Statistics

Statistical Reports:
* In 2004 the Pensacola District gained three Alabama Churches (600 members total):  Clear Springs (131 members), Lillian (441 members), and New Hope (28 members).
 
District Stewardship 2001-2009:
A Comparative Look at Membership, Professions of Faith, and Connectional Giving 
 
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*
2009 62.60 83.25  66.54  215  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 Not available  
 
*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 effects amount of Connectional Mission Giving expected.
 

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. Keep the link we e-mail you, as it will be kept updated throughout the year. 
 

History of District Superintendents and Administrative Assistants

If you have corrections or additions to this information, please contact the district office.
 
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 1/01/01-Current
Langdon Howard Garrison 1990-1996    
Ellis Robert Dickerson 1985-1990    
Clifford Miles Abbott 1981-1985 Jeannie Stewart 10/15/85-10/2000
    Peggy Winton 7/01/1983-10/14/1984
    Janet Kay Lee 5/18/1981-6/30/1983
Henry Earl Eddins 1979-1981 Ruth Eddins 6/15/1979-5/17/1981
Rex Marion Mixon 1973 (8/1)-1979 Margaret Mixon 8/1/1973-6/14/1979
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
 
William Fletcher Calhoun
Albert Earl Shafer
1953-1957
1949-1953
 
(?)
1940-1942
    

 

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. Michael G. (Mike) Roberts, e-mail pnsds@umcpensacoladistrict.org (click here). For private e-mail directly to our incoming District Superintendent (effective 7-1-10), 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 come by and see us, so please call ahead if you plan to come by between noon and 2:30 p.m.   

Directions to the Pensacola District Office 

Click here to see our map on MapQuest and to create directions from your address. 

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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