OUR STORY. OUR FAITH. OUR FAMILY.
The Chapel – Rooted in Faith, Connected in Community, Committed to Service
OUR STORY
God has proven Himself more than able to carry us through.
For more than 90 years, Jacob Chapel Baptist Church has served the Tallahassee community with the aid of the Holy Spirit and through the leadership of ten faithful Pastors. Founded in 1932, our church has weathered hardships and tribulations, and through it all, God has proven Himself more than able to carry us through.
Today, Jacob Chapel is led by our tenth and current pastor, Rev. Kortney L. Haigler, who continues to shepherd this congregation in the same spirit that has carried us since our founding.
Our ancestors did great things, and today, we are the beneficiaries of their faith and the benefactors of the future they were building toward. We continue promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ and walking in the way of the Lord, standing firm on the four pillars that have shaped this church for generations.
The Foundation
Our Four Pillars
Doctrine
Grounded in the truth of God’s Word.
Stewardship
Faithfully caring for what God has entrusted to us
Fellowship
Building genuine Christian community.
Evangelism
Sharing the Gospel with our city and beyond.
Meet our Pastor!
Rev. Kortney L. Haigler,
Pastor/Teacher
Pastor Kortney L. Haigler is a devoted servant of God, a preacher of conviction, and a leader committed to both spiritual formation and community transformation.
A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age and began serving in ministry at the age of nine. He affirmed his call in November 1999, was licensed to preach on August 6, 2000, and was ordained on November 19, 2006.
A graduate of New York Theological Seminary, he also holds an Honorary Doctorate from New Freedom Bible College and continues advanced study through Pillar College. In January 2024, after ten years of faithful service at Union Baptist Church, he answered God’s call to serve as the tenth Pastor of Jacob Chapel Baptist Church — continuing his mission to preach with power, teach with clarity and compassion, and serve God’s people with integrity and love.
“Many are called, but few are chosen.” — Matthew 22:14
Theodore Dudley
Chair of Deacons
Cassandra Carter
President, Board of Directors
Tasha Carter
Director of Operations
Therese Willis
Director of Ministries
Wileen Footman
Executive Administrator
We are…
Bible Based
Chirst-Centered
Holy Spirit-Led
Commission-Driven
Our Vision
The Chapel is a place where Believers Gather, Christ is the Agenda, Fellowship is the Atmosphere, and Love is the Attitude.
How We Serve
The Five E’s of Ministry
1
Exalting Christ
John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
1 Corinthians 1:29–31
That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
2
Envisioning People
Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Hebrews 1:2-3
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
3
Evangelize the Word for Christ
Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
4
Establishing Spiritual Maturity
Ephesians 4:14-16
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
5
Equipping Christians for Ministry
Ephesians 4:11-13
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.