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Southern Baptists at sites in six Florida counties minister to hurricane v…

As Florida residents begin the arduous and heartbreaking task of recovery from Hurricane Ian, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, representing eight Baptist state conventions, has established nine feeding and clean-up sites in five Florida counties.
October 3, 2022
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ACTIVE: Disaster Relief teams on the road to recovery in communities devas…

Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Ian’s landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams are on the road, moving toward ministry opportunities in the hurricane’s heartbreaking aftermath.
September 30, 2022
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Serve Tour Volunteers Make a Difference in Jacksonville

On September 16-17, more than 840 volunteers joined Send Relief for Serve Tour Jacksonville to show the love of Christ across the city!
September 30, 2022
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Church hosts party with kingdom purpose

What’s better than a party? A party with a kingdom purpose.
September 26, 2022
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From tears to cheers: Church rebuilds sanctuary following Hurricane Michae…

The steeple was toppled; the roof, ripped open; windows, shattered. When Hurricane Michael unleashed its fury on Florida’s Panhandle in October 2018, the historic First Baptist Church of Callaway sustained devastating damage.
September 20, 2022
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Hillcrest Baptist Church honors disaster relief volunteers

They work long hours in heartbreaking situations. They dig through mud, use chainsaws to cut massive trees, cook huge batches of food before the sun rises, embrace and console those who are hurting. And they share the name of Jesus wherever they go.
September 15, 2022
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‘Under the shadow of the steeple’ Mission Hill Church embraces Afghan refu…

They fled their homeland of Afghanistan, terrified and clinging to loved ones. The lives they had built had been destroyed—homes and belongings, demolished; friends and family members, slaughtered. There was no turning back, but moving forward was anything but certain.
September 8, 2022
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30 years later, Southern Baptists recall Hurricane Andrew as disaster reli…

Mickey Caison and his team of South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were exhausted when they pulled into First Baptist Church of Homestead, Fla., on the evening of Aug. 25, 1992, just one day after Hurricane Andrew barreled into South Florida with winds of around 141 miles per hour.
August 26, 2022
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First Leesburg’s ‘No Vacancy’ exhorts churches to ‘stay on mission’

The blighted motel adjacent to First Baptist Church of Leesburg attracted people who were homeless and addicted to drugs. The church envisioned buying the motel to house a ministry to the very people lingering there.
August 25, 2022
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All of Jesus for All of Life: FBC Jacksonville committed to community

Amid cultural and financial challenges, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville is committed to “reaching all of Jacksonville with all of Jesus for all of life.”
August 24, 2022
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