Jessica Pigg

Understanding that sports and recreation are creative ways to build character, teamwork and practical discipleship, leaders in the church’s recreation ministry provide opportunities for the congregation to have more direct facetime with families, including those in the church and the community, on a more consistent and daily basis. 

Skies were a cloudless and brilliant blue. Smiles and laughter were abundant. And … Florida Baptist Disaster Relief trucks and tents dotted the landscape.

Thousands of Florida Baptists—from Tallahassee to Tampa and Miami and all points in between—celebrated “Fill the Tank” Sunday, which also took place among Southern Baptists on a nationwide scale, Sunday, April 27.

In Christian circles, they are called “tentmakers.” To Florida Baptists, they are known as bivocational pastors.

Preparing to celebrate its 140th anniversary in May, Lakes Church in Lakeland has experienced significant change through the years, but the church’s DNA remains unchanged.

HAVANA–Kyle Ramsey, a layperson at First Baptist Church Brandon, was honored recently by the Western Cuba Baptist Convention for the significant spiritual impact he has made over his 25 years […]

What started out in the living room of Lovic and Angie Brandon’s home has now grown into a large congregation with more than 200,000 square feet of space that is being used to “glorify God by reaching Brandon, America and the world for Jesus Christ,” said Mark Penick, pastor of First Baptist Church Brandon since 2021.

The Continuing Together Tour has officially launched, with Stephen Rummage, Florida Baptists’ executive director-treasurer, sharing his vision for the Florida Baptist Convention.

Members of First Baptist Church of Winter Garden know what it means to cooperate. During the past 16 years that Tim Grosshans has served as pastor, he has led his congregation to increase its giving percentage to the Cooperative Program each budget year, topping 10 percent.

The sobering sights of a fridge being flipped over, baby dolls floating by, and scattered Legos across the lawn greeted Ronnie Rentz, who planted Covenant Hope Church in St. Petersburg in 2022, when he returned home following Hurricane Helene’s landfall in late September.