Saint Raphaels Church

Temple Baptist Church is a diverse group of believers who have come together to worship and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. The Church provides many service opportunities for our members, as well as various training opportunities to ensure focused outreach to the surrounding communities. The specifics of each ministry are listed on our "Ministries" page (click here to visit ). Temple Baptist Church is home to the West Florida Christian school which was founded in 1968 as a ministry of the Church. We offer fifteen levels of education (three-year old kindergarten through grade twelve ). The school is accredited by the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools and the American Associations of Christian Schools.

Located in sunny Sarasota, Church of the Palms was established as a mission church in 1957 with 168 Charter Members. Since that time it has shown steady growth. The current membership is over 2400 plus 200 Affiliate Members. The original building now serves as our Chapel. The second Sanctuary, now referred to as the Campus Center, is the meeting place for "The Garden" Services held on Sunday mornings and various other programs during the week. The Sanctuary, completed in 1993, has a seating capacity of 1100. We have four church services each week. Our average church attendance is over 1100, with a church school enrollment of 120.