Dedicated to Growing and Nurturing Godly Men
It is the stated purpose of First Baptist Church of Palmetto to share the love of Christ with our community and beyond. As part of FBC Palmetto, Carpenters for Christ shares this purpose and actively seeks to fulfill it through local projects and yearly mission trips. Members donate their time assisting other Christians in building places to worship God and study His Word.
The primary focus of Carpenters for Christ, however, is building disciples through prayer, Bible study, fellowship, and service. The scope of our ministry is both outward looking (missions) and inward looking (discipleship).
Previous Missions
Ruth Lake Farm
Samoset Baptist Church
Working with the members of their church, we helped construct the set for “Walk through Bethlehem” – which will be presented in December.
Church of Hope
We sent a small crew within our city limits to assist in renovation of the Parsonage at Church of Hope
Baptist University of Florida – 2025
Our team rebuilt the deck behind the Student Union building and renovated 12 dorm room bathrooms.
FBC Gillette
Came alongside members of our sister church to expand the children’s worship space and build new administrative offices.
Baptist University of Florida
Our crew went to Graceville FL to renovate 16 bathrooms in a dormitory, including sheetrock on walls, installing new showers and toilets.
New Connection Church
Two projects at this neighbor church in Bradenton. One crew was repairing the rafter “tails” that were eaten by termites and installing a soffit while the other team was repairing the drywall ceiling along the fellowship hallway.
FBC Palmetto
Our carpenters constructed a temporary set that turned the choir loft into a hotel with restaurant seating. The set was built to be re-used so all pieces were screwed together.
First Church Coral Springs
A short-term project to help First Church Coral Springs construct their “Bethlehem Revisited” Christmas outreach.
Ward Temple AME Church
Small crew was dispatched to our neighbor church to repair water damaged ceiling in a meeting room off the sanctuary. We found several areas of rotten rafters from termites that needed to be repaired.
Isaiah House of Baker County
Joined with other churches to build a foster home for Isaiah 117 House in Baker County. Isaiah 117 provides a comforting home where children can stay when they are pulled out of unsafe homes.
FBC Palmetto
Removed old Encounter stage and constructed a permanent stage with rollaway speaker platform.
Baptist College of Florida
Assisted with rebuilding dormitory buildings on campus that are converting to married couple housing units. This involved relocating water and electrical as well as constructing some interior walls.
Open Bible Baptist Church
Joined with several other C4C churches to build a new worship center to replace a portion of the building that was destroyed when a tracker-trailer crashed into it.
Calvary Baptist Church
Camp Jackson Youth Camp
Joined with three other churches to replace siding on several buildings at this youth camp and performed some cleanup activities at the site.
Ward Temple AME Church
A local project where that involved replacing the ceiling of the sanctuary.
Albany Baptist Church
Constructed inside walls of a new church building.
Bayshore Community Church
Reconstruction of some classrooms to create more usable space. Involved creating new walls, sheetrock and finishing of the additional rooms.
Dominican Republic
Built block walls for the new medical facility in San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic.
Grace Community Church
Inside construction of a brand new building, including metal studs, sheetrock work, suspended ceiling, and finish work.