2025 Annual Meeting
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.
Celebrating the Ministry of Margaret Colson
As November ends, we pause to celebrate and give thanks for Margaret Colson, who has served so faithfully with the Florida Baptist Convention as consulting communications editor since April 2022. […]
Florida DCF leader challenges Florida Baptist pastors to ‘armor up’ to ser…
ORLANDO–Taylor Hatch, secretary of Florida’s Department of Children and Families, recently challenged hundreds of Florida Baptist pastors to “put on the armor of God” as they lead their churches to […]
Herb Reavis: ‘Jesus is a Way Maker’
ORLANDO— Herb Reavis, pastor of North Jacksonville Baptist Church, delivered a stirring message during the second day of the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention in Orlando. Preaching from the […]
Jimmy Scroggins: Be Ambassadors of Christ
ORLANDO— Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, delivered a bold message during the closing of the morning session of the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention annual […]
Florida Baptist 2025-26 officers elected
ORLANDO–Four Florida Baptist leaders were elected to serve as 2025-26 officers of the Florida Baptist State Convention during its annual meeting Nov. 10-11 at First Orlando. President Brian Stowe, who […]
Evangelism emphasized during affinity group fellowships
ORLANDO- Florida Baptists took time midday Tuesday in a variety of settings to focus on Evangelism, which is one of four Mission Imperatives for state initiatives. Three groups met in […]
Stephen Rummage: ‘The mission is far from finished’
ORLANDO–At the 2025 Florida Baptist annual meeting, Stephen Rummage, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, delivered a call for attendees to proclaim Jesus personally, consistently and together. In a […]
Florida Baptists gather for 2025 annual meeting/called to ‘renewed fervor…
ORLANDO–Focused on the theme, Out of the Fire: A Call to Evangelism, Florida Baptist messengers gathered for the 163rd Florida Baptist annual meeting Nov. 10-11 at First Orlando, where they […]
Florida Baptists celebrate move of God during ethnic fellowships
ORLANDO- Florida Baptists celebrated God’s work in their diverse cultural contexts through distinct dinner fellowships during the State Convention in Orlando. Haitian, Hispanic, Black/Multicultural, and Asian-American Baptists each gathered to […]
Robby Gallaty: Seek the approval of God alone
ORLANDO— Robby Gallaty, pastor of Long Hollow Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, delivered a sobering message at the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Orlando titled Audience of One. […]
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