Missions
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.
Young nurse breathes new life into Florida Baptist Nursing Fellowship
Madison Chase loves caring for people; that’s why she became a nurse. Her journey to nursing and love of science began in a high school anatomy course.
International university ministry requires trust in God to lead and provide
Editor’s note: Join your fellow Florida Baptists in prayer for missionaries serving around the globe during the Week of Prayer for International Missions, Dec. 1-8, as well as in financial […]
Numbers tell a story: Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers rise ear…
It’s just several hours past midnight when volunteers gather to begin preparing about 9,000 meals for the day as part of one Florida Baptist Disaster Relief feeding team.
Next generation students provide help/encouragement after the storm
PUNTA GORDA–Like many churches in the path of Hurricane Milton, Tri-City Baptist Church in Punta Gorda was hit hard. On Friday morning after the storm, volunteers from the church began […]
Florida Baptist pastors’ wives honor Karen Green, focus on holiness
Hundreds of Florida Baptist ministers’ wives gathered Tuesday, Nov. 12, for their annual luncheon during the 2024 Florida Baptist State Convention meeting held at First Baptist Church in Orlando.
Florida Baptists gather for mission prayer breakfast
Just minutes after the sun had risen in Orlando Nov. 12, close to 200 Florida Baptists gathered for a mission prayer breakfast, praying specifically for North American Mission Board and International Mission Board missionaries, chaplains and others who are on the “frontlines” of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Stand with Cuba: A message from International Mission Board leader
Over the past month, there have been a series of country-wide blackouts across Cuba. These blackouts mean 8.5 million people are without electricity. They cannot store food, charge their phones, refrigerate medicine, or even pump water from wells. We, in partnership with Send Relief and the Eastern and Western Baptist Conventions, feed thousands of people through kitchens located in local churches. The local churches that have generators can serve their communities by providing meals, charging phones, and keeping refrigerators running so families with children can store their milk and food or keep certain much-needed medications refrigerated.
Following God’s call: Florida Baptist family heads to Uganda as missionari…
The Holders were among 49 newly appointed missionaries who participated in an International Mission Board Sending Celebration Nov. 10 at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
“Dios sigue siendo bueno”, dice pastor tras dos terremotos que…
GRANMA, CUBA–Dos terremotos consecutivos sacudieron el este de Cuba el domingo 10 de noviembre, causando daños generalizados en áreas de la nación isleña que aún se recuperan del huracán de […]
‘God is still good,’ pastor says after two earthquakes rock Cuba in afterm…
Two back-to-back earthquakes rocked Eastern Cuba Sunday, Nov. 10, creating widespread damage in areas of the island nation still recovering from Category 1 Hurricane Oscar, which struck Eastern Cuba Oct. 20, and Category 3 Hurricane Rafael, which made landfall in Western Cuba near the province of Artemisa Nov. 6.
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