Stories
Stay informed with stories, news, and updates from churches across our association and throughout the state. Here you’ll find stories, events, and resources that celebrate ministry work and keep our church community connected.
One year after Helene’s destruction, Blue Creek Baptist Church, meeting in…
One year after Hurricane Helene flooded their church and destroyed everything inside, members of Blue Creek Baptist Church in Keaton Beach are now holding services beneath a pole barn on their new property, attracting visitors almost every week and looking ahead to the future and the construction of a new building.
Marion Baptist Association Preps for Emergencies with New Ham Radio Operat…
With plans for its own ham radio room and new radio tower, Marion Baptist Association in Ocala will soon be taking part in emergency communications to help local churches and their membership during statewide disaster relief efforts.
Churches in West Florida Association unite to serve local community
Unity within the family of God is on display through the West Florida Baptist Association as local churches come together frequently to pray for and serve the community.
From North Miami to Miami Shores: How a faith-filled merger gave new life…
What began as a simple search for rental space to accommodate COVID-era worship services unexpectedly became a Spirit-led merger that provided a permanent home for the growing Filipino American Christian Church—and a testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Director of missions retires After 37 years of faithful leadership and ser…
“He would frequently travel around the area counting new homes and praying for each soul moving in, that they would find a church home,” said Wendy Goetzke, ministry assistant, Okaloosa Baptist Association.
Iglesia Local offers bilingual ministry at church plant/celebrates first S…
When Pastor David Uribe planted the new church Iglesia Local in Jacksonville, he wanted to reach the Hispanic community with a bilingual ministry that would have both multigenerational and multicultural impact.
Young church plant reaches growing Brazilian population in Florida
On February 10, Primeira Igreja Batista em Clermont (First Baptist Church of Clermont – Brazilian) celebrated its one-year anniversary with a moment of unforgettable joy: the baptism of a man named Marcelo, whose story of salvation has already begun to ripple into his family, the community and the nations.
Village Point Church is on mission to multiply churches and train planters
After seven years of successfully planting in one of the hardest areas of New England—Boston—Jay Mudd is now back in central Florida with a heart to multiply.
Trusting God with every step: Glory City Church brings gospel hope to Lake…
When Pastor Andy Vital and his wife, Deborha, packed up their belongings in New Jersey and drove toward an uncertain future in South Florida, they had no jobs, no savings for the journey—and no doubt that God had called them.
First Baptist Ocala celebrates 175th anniversary/looks toward future
“A church’s headlights ought to always shine brighter than its taillights.”
That’s what Pastor Emeritus Ed Johnson reminded members of First Baptist Church of Ocala during its recent two-day 175th anniversary celebration.
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