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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.
Cornerstone Baptist Church: Pushing back the darkness in Santa Rosa County
Editor’s Note: Eric Mitchell is one of the featured church planters in 2025 Maguire State Mission Offering resources. The statewide 2025 offering goal of $1 million is earmarked to help reach the […]
Florida Baptist mission team travels to Chicago ‘to see, to serve and to s…
The simple act of offering a cup of cold water and lemonade on a hot summer day, served with a smile and a prayer, opened hundreds of hearts to the gospel recently in downtown Chicago.
Two pastors to be nominated to serve as president of 2025-26 Florida Bapti…
ORLANDO–Two pastors are slated to be nominated to serve as president of the 2025-26 Florida Baptist Pastors’ Conference. The nominations will come during this year’s Pastors’ Conference meeting, set for […]
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Editor’s note: The following story was shared with the State Board of Missions Aug. 22 by Stephen Rummage, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention. I just heard from Dr. […]
State Board of Missions celebrates God’s work in Florida/conducts business
In its August 2025 meeting, the Florida Baptist State Board of Missions addressed a full docket of business items
Baumgardner retires from Florida Baptist Convention staff after four deca…
Anyone attending a Florida Baptist Convention event during the past four decades most likely would have noticed a tall, lanky figure towering over most others at any meeting; a constant presence standing 6’6” with a slow and steady voice who could give meaning to the most complex financial statements and budget sheets; an unassuming person who most often sat on the back row.
Close to 400 Black/multicultural leaders gather for 2025 state fellowship
Nearly 400 Florida Baptist pastors, ministry leaders and church members gathered at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando July 17–19 for the 2025 Black Multicultural State Fellowship.
International Seafarers Ministry of Miami responds to cruise ship tragedy
Following news reports of a “personal dispute” between two crew members of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas–resulting in the death of one crew member and injuries to the other crew member–the International Seafarers Ministry of Miami has stepped up to offer pastoral support, crisis care, and compassionate presence to crew members impacted by the tragedy.
Two pastors with spinal injuries experience the ‘other side of ministry’ a…
When Virgil Tillman, pastor emeritus at Springfield Baptist Church in Panama City, awoke in the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, the last thing he remembered was carrying a bucket of ice to his daughter’s house.
National Haitian Fellowship gathering marked by joyful worship despite tod…
Joyful music and uplifted hands filled the banquet room as the SBC National Haitian Fellowship (NHF) gathered for worship and fellowship.
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