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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.

Clayton Cloer, senior pastor of the Church at the Cross in Orlando, has been named president of The Baptist College of Florida.
May 27, 2022
The Baptist College of Florida (BCF) held its spring commencement ceremony for 29 graduates May 20 at its Graceville campus.
May 23, 2022
Mission:Dignity recipients in Florida will receive an extra check — a 13th check — in 2022 and annually after, thanks to the establishment of the Florida Baptist Retired Shepherd’s Fund. Proceeds from the sale of the Florida Baptist Retirement Center were used to establish the Retired Shepherd’s Fund.
March 30, 2022
During the annual Board of Trustees meeting on March 10th-11th, President & CEO Rick Wheeler announced the completion of the sale of the Florida Baptist Retirement Center to KR Management and the founding of the Florida Baptist Retired Shepherd’s Fund through Mission Dignity.
March 23, 2022
A five-member Presidential Search Committee has been named by trustees of The Baptist College of Florida to find the next president to continue the legacy of the institution founded in 1943.
March 4, 2022
President Thomas A. Kitchen challenged 33 graduates of the Baptist College of Florida to “never, never, never settle for normal” during the Fall 2021 Commencement. 
December 21, 2021
The Graceville Christmas Festival will be cohosted by The Baptist College of Florida’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry again this year with the City of Graceville on Thursday, Dec. 2.
November 26, 2021
The Baptist College of Florida family was actively involved when Florida Baptists gathered during the Florida Baptist Pastor’s Conference and the annual meeting of the Florida Baptist State Convention at Lakes Church in Lakeland, Nov. 7-9.
November 19, 2021
“Changing the World Through the Unchanging Word®” is not just the registered trademark for The Baptist College of Florida (BCF); it’s the school’s mission. And at no time during the year is that more evident than during the school’s Annual Missions Conference.
November 16, 2021
The Baptist College of Florida’s Board of Trustees adopted plans to establish a third campus in South Florida, approved an institutional name change and learned of retirement plans for BCF President Thomas A. Kinchen during its pre-Florida Baptist State Convention meeting Oct. 26 in Graceville.
November 2, 2021

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