![]() He was truly a visionary, aggressive, goal-oriented and very wise man. Hilton, his wife, Sister Savannah Hilton and son, Roosevelt, united with St. These former pastors were Reverends Monroe Lovett, B.J. God continued to send his trusted shepherds to watch over and guide his St. Reverend Woodard traveled throughout Florida preaching the Gospel until his death in 1945. John and continued God’s work as missionaries. Several years later, Reverend Woodard and his wife, Sister Beatrice, left St. John moved from Potter Street into a small wooden church located right where our church sits today. ![]() ![]() The members labored tirelessly building a sound foundation for the church under the leadership of Reverend Woodard. It started as a store front church on Potter Street and Lake Avenue. It was born on the threshold of the Great Depression years and was able to survive the lean impoverished times during that era. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church was built on very fertile ground. Pastor Woodard split his time between his two churches ministering to the needs of his flock. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. In the middle of College Hill, Reverend Andrew Mack Woodard founded his church in the year 1925 and named it St. Ybor City, the Spanish district, noted for its cigar industry, was just a rock-throw away. In 1925 Tampa, Florida was a lively little city with a population of 50,000 and was a mere 19 miles in diameter.
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