The first chapel built was Bethany Chapel By The Sea at South Patrick Shores in 1959. In 1960, The Hiawassa Hills Chapel property was purchased. Construction was completed in February 1961.
In a document dated 3/31/1961 they list seven directors and an advisory board of thirty-two. They added assemblies in North Palm Beach, “Palm Bible Chapel” (1961), and a Servicemens’ Center in Key West (1962).
Their goal at that time was to build a new chapel in Florida every year ” ’till He comes” and as the assembly grew, they could purchase their building at any time for the amount that it cost the Pioneers. Those monies would then be put back into the work.
Properties in Gainesville and Titusville were targeted for the next chapel projects (1964). The chapel at Gainesville was built, but it appears that the Titusville property was never developed.
