Pleasant Home Baptist Church is located in the Eastern part of Santa Rosa county, approximately eight miles north of Harold, and ten miles south of Munson, within the Blackwater River State Forest. It is thought of, by many, as being isolated (which is easily understood). Blackwater River is approximately six miles to the east and three miles to the south, with nearby Juniper Creek to the west and Sweetwater Creek about eight miles to the north.

Apart from being a remote area, climactic conditions were often unfavorable. Heavy rains, flooded and swollen streams often prevailed, disrupting worship service and Bible study--an existing condition since the life of the church, and extremely so during the pastorate of Rev. L.G. Stewart. However, by this time this condition was directly affecting the travel of school teachers, Civil Service personnel, construction employees, and various laborers commuting to their work. The need of a high-water bridge to accommodate this community was beginning to meet the eye of our elected officials. Rev. L.G. Stewart, LeRoy Johnson, R.G. "Bob" Pitts and L.B. Cooper initiated the movement to remedy this condition. R.G. "Bob" Pitts and L.B. Cooper presented to the Board of County Commissioners a petition honoring the signatures of 401 registered voters favoring this bridge. However, this petition was tabled due to lack of funds. After a reasonable length of time, Senator Clayton Maypoles (also a member of State Appropriation Committee) came to our aide and worked through the Blackwater River State Forest, and secured a high-water bridge on Juniper Creek.

The outstanding beauty of the area can be attributed to its serene quietness. Away from the "hustle and bustle" of the crowded thoroughfares, it nestles among pine, dogwood, and other growth of the forest. This area of the forest is not so dense as to expect wild boar, bear or panthers. However, wild turkey and deer roam freely and the late afternoons are accented by the shrilling songs of native birds.

In August of the year 1900 a small group of Christ's followers, consisting mostly of homesteaders who migrated to this area from southern Alabama, gathered with their very faithful Shepherd the late Rev. John Senterfeit of Holt, Florida, and organized a church which was immediately named Pleasant Home. The late Rev. J.T. Maypoles (grandfather of Senator Clayton Maypoles) acted as moderator. The old Daniels School House, a small one room log structure, so very prevalent in those days, was the stage for this very inspiring scene.