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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.
Baptist University of Florida Celebrates Historic December 2025 Graduation
GRACEVILLE, FL —December 2025 — Baptist University of Florida (BUF), founded in 1943 and located in Graceville, Florida, celebrated a landmark achievement this week by conferring degrees on the largest […]
First Orlando launches shared senior pastor leadership team model
ORLANDO– First Orlando, a multisite, multicultural church in Central Florida, has launched a new shared leadership model in which three senior pastors will share church oversight and collaborative governance. The […]
Sent to Australia: Praying for opportunities to share gospel
CORAL SPRINGS—Keh, born in Malaysia, and his wife, Jessica, born in Hong Kong, have served Chinese Baptist Church of Coral Springs for the past eight years, and they are now […]
Florida pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president in Orlando
CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice announced his intentions to be nominated as a candidate for Southern Baptist Convention president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. […]
Spreading the Gospel in Cuba
“Cuba is very special to me because it is the land of my heritage,” said Jennifer Duncan, ministry associate for missions and women’s ministry at First Baptist Church Chipley. In 2014, Duncan went on mission to Cuba, meeting her uncle for the first time.
Churches come beside churches to strengthen sending/leadership pipelines
More than 30 pastors and church leaders from across Florida gathered at Calvary Church in Clearwater Oct. 9–10 for the Florida Senders Network meeting, a two-day event designed to help churches strengthen their sending and leadership pipelines for missions and church planting.
Hispanic pastors and leaders gather in Hialeah for Por Su Reino conference
More than 150 Hispanic pastors and church leaders from across South Florida gathered on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Florida Baptist Convention’s Southeast Regional Center in Hialeah for Por Su Reino, a one-day conference designed to inspire, connect and equip ministry leaders for gospel-centered work across the region.
Coggins joins program committee for 2026 Governor’s Hurricane Conference
David Coggins, Florida Baptists’ Disaster Relief director, has accepted an invitation to join the program committee for the 40th annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference to be held May 10-15, 2026, in West Palm Beach.
As church celebrates 150 years, pastor declares, ‘God is not near finished…
It was a day that was 150 years in the making. A touch of excitement was in the air on a clear and calm Sunday morning at First Baptist Church of Bartow.
Florida Baptists unite in prayer for seafarers aboard Icon of the Seas
On Saturday, Sept. 13, pastors, business leaders, civic officials and ministry partners gathered aboard Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship docked at Port Miami, for the 2025 Gala and National Day of Prayer for Seafarers, hosted by the International Seafarers Ministry of Miami (ISM).
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