Sunday School/Bible Study

for All Ages

Sunday School/Bible Study

for All Ages

Children are a vital part of the church. We offer Nursery, Children’s Sunday School, and Children’s ​Church. We also have a nice playground where the kids love to go after church services each Sunday. ​During the summer we offer Vacation Bible School and Youth Summer Camp. After the services are over ​each Sunday the kids are encouraged to stop by Pastor Aaron’s Study to get a piece of candy (the door is ​open and adults are encourage to stop by also) , this is a way for the kids to get to know Pastor Aaron and ​ask questions that they might need a some help figuring out the answers to.

Pastor Aaron Sligar

We welcomed Pastor Aaron and Ms. Jill September 01, 2024. They have recently ​moved from West Virginia to Duette, Florida. Pastor Aaron has an extensive ​background in ministry that began as a teenager teaching Sunday School and has ​included children’s ministry, youth ministry, church planting, and Lead Pastor. Pastor ​Aaron also has served in the Southern Baptist Convention as a Trustee at ​Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as well as the Finance Chairman and the ​President for the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptist. Pastor Aaron and Ms. ​Jill have a passion for children and youth ministries as well as family ministries. Pastor ​Aaron is committed to preach the whole counsel of the Word of God and believes ​that the entire church has a mission to reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our Church History

Dry Prairie Baptist Church was established in 1888 in the ​northeast corner of Manatee County, in the rural Duette ​community with twenty-five charter members. The first building ​was erected in a grove of pines off Duette Road a few miles ​south of Highway 62. The church moved into a second building ​in 1913 at the same location. In August of 1948 this building was ​moved to a new location on Highway 62 next to the Duette ​School on five acres of land donated by a benevolent member ​of the community.

In 1952 a new concrete block auditorium was added for worship services and the old structure converted ​into Sunday school rooms. Sometime later the old building was removed and replaced by the block ​structure, which is still in use. With the donation of an additional five acres of land, another educational ​building was added, and later the church added a large fellowship hall, which is well used, especially for ​our first-Sunday dinners.

Dry Prairie Baptist Church has always had a reputation for old-fashioned gospel singing, powerful ​preaching, and a strong bond of fellowship. This friendly and loving congregation reaches out to minister to ​the community, whether they are members of our church or not. Guests will find a warm welcome here.