OCALA - The Rev. Mark Cummins, the embattled pastor of First Baptist Church of Ocala, resigned Tuesday to start his own church, according to First Baptist officials and members of the congregation.
Cummins announced his resignation Tuesday night during a meeting called “to pray for Mark and his direction,” said Bob Hart, a church deacon [...]
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OCALA - One year ago this month, Dr. Mark Cummins arrived in Ocala as the new pastor at one of the community’s biggest churches.
Having arrived at the First Baptist Church of Ocala from South Florida, Cummins took to his new role as spiritual and administrative leader of the flock there with the intensity, discipline [...]
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