We come this far by Faith

The Bible-Based Fellowship Church of Temple Terrace will reach and reproduce within the Tampa Bay and Temple Terrace areas, and its surrounding communities, a people inspired, (equipped with a passion for the truth of Christ and His compassion for others) who will be enablers of change for the discouraged, the disenfranchised, the disinherited, and the dispossessed.

 
 
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What
We
Believe

FAITH COVENANT

We believe in God, The Eternal Spirit, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to His deeds, we testify.

  • He calls the worlds into being, creates man in His own image, and sets before him the ways of life and death.

  • He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.

  • He judges men and nations by His righteous will, declared through prophets and apostles.

  • In Jesus Christ, the Man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord, He has come to us and shared our common lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to Himself.

  • He bestows upon us His Holy Spirit, creating and renewing the Church of Jesus Christ, binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.

  • He calls us unto His Church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be His servants in the service of men, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and to resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ's baptism and eat at His table, to join Him in His passion and victory.

On April 12, 1998, Pastor Earl B. Mason, Sr., preached his first sermon for members of the Bible-Based Fellowship Church of Temple Terrace. Not yet having a typical church building, the first members and visitors met in a conference room at the Best Western Hotel on Busch Blvd and I-275. A handful of women served as the choir and a few men as ushers on that day. All those present at the first service celebrated a new beginning for a church in God’s Kingdom and remembered the resurrection of Jesus Christ by partaking in Communion.

The first sermon preached by Pastor Mason was entitled, “Thank God, Sunday Came.” An excerpt from that sermon:

The BBFCTT Journey (1998)

 
 
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“This is the first service of the roundup….. To reclaim, to rebuild, to retrieve, to repair, to restore, to reconcile, yea even to resurrect…”
— Pastor Mason, Sr.

The BBFCTT Journey (Now)

 “We’ve Come This Far By Faith!” We are celebrating 25 years of divine leadership, impactful ministry, and community involvement. The theme for the 25th Anniversary is “The Journey Continues: Pressing toward the Prize” (Philippians 3:14). The Lord directed Pastor Mason to a similar theme in year one–the 1998 theme was “Pressing for the Prize.” We have been challenged to “go back to basics” in 2023 and to ensure that we remain steadfast on this journey.