First Baptist Church of Boca Grande is located on the south end of Gasparilla Island, off the Cape Haze Peninsula in Southwest Florida. We are primarily a resort ministry to those who live here during season as well as those who vacation here throughout the year.

We feel God has given us an important ministry to evangelize, teach and worship with the many who come here from all over the United States, Canada, England and elsewhere.

Having said that, we have some faithful year-round members, who without their financial help we could not keep the doors open.

Our Pastor: Dr. Gary Beatty & Wife Betty

• Pastor Gary Beatty Was Born in Lancaster, Ohio

• Pastor Beatty's Education:

  • Midwestern Baptist College - Pontiac, Michigan;

  • Toledo Bible College - Toledo, Ohio;

  • Trinity Baptist University - Toledo, Ohio;

  • Doctorate of Divinity - Heritage Baptist University - Greenfield, Indiana.

• Betty Beatty's Education:

  • Heritage Baptist University - Greenfield, Indiana.

• Years in the ministry: 36

• Called to First Baptist Church of Boca Grande on Christmas Eve, 2000.

• Heroes in the faith: Tom Malone, D.L. Moody, B.R. Lakin, Paul Vanaman, and many others...

Our Church Officers:

• Bennett Sammons - Chairman of Deacons

• Nelson Blankenship - Deacon

• Robert Dills - Deacon

• William Larson - Deacon

• Darrell Polk - Deacon

• Don Sayer - Deacon

• Richard Taylor - Deacon

• Betty Beatty - Music Director, Pianist and Organist

• Mary Sammons - Treasurer

• Lynn Magee - Clerk

• Crystal Smith and Janice Larson - Missionary Correspondents

• Cynthia Blankenship - Librarian

• Don Sayer and Sandra Meeker - Greeters

Missions We Support:

• Midwestern Baptist College: Michigan - Web Link

• Heritage Baptist University: Indiana - Web Link

• WSEB 91.3 FM Christian Radio - Web Link

• Florida Baptist Children's Homes - Web Link

• CEF Fellowship: Ohio - Web Link

• The Salvation Army - Web Link

• Liberty Counsel - Web Link

• Rock of Ages Prison Ministry

• Ken & Lisa Starkey - Missionaries to Asia

• Ryan Boyette - Missionary to the Sudan

• Doug & Tricia Hounshell - Home Missions to Utah

• AMF International - to Israel and the Jewish people

• Dr. Eugene & Ramona Kimmel - Hands for Christ (Teaching the deaf the Gospel through hand sign language)