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Horseshoe Beach church serves as ‘lighthouse’ for community amid hurricane devastation
Known as a laid-back, friendly fishing village, the quaint community of Horseshoe Beach found itself directly in the path of Hurricane Idalia’s 125 mph winds and 10-foot storm…
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Florida Baptist Disaster Relief feeding operations underway at First Baptist Church in Perry
PERRY— Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are set up and ready to start feeding operations out of First Baptist Church in Perry following Hurricane Idalia’s destructive…
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‘Our faith is strong,’ pastor asserts in aftermath of Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia’s strong winds may have toppled the steeple on Lakeside Baptist Church in Perry, but the storm did nothing to topple the faith of Lakeside members.
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English language missions conference offers training and more to churches ministering to refugees,…
As the number of people seeking to learn to speak English increases across the state of Florida, Baptist churches are responding to the need by offering English as a Second…
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Florida Baptist Disaster Relief on ‘active status’ as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall
As Category 3 Hurricane Idalia made landfall the morning of Aug. 30 in Keaton Beach, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief leaders have transitioned to “active status,” as they begin…
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Florida Baptist Disaster Relief on ‘standby status’ as hurricane takes shape
With projections that Tropical Storm Idalia will soon intensify to become a hurricane that could bring life-threatening impacts this week to parts of the Gulf Coast and even…
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Building relationships through storytelling, sharing Christ in Peru
People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. For missionaries Jim and Mandy Wells, that statement couldn’t be truer as they have spent more than a decade…
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Florida Baptist church partners with New England Baptists for gospel outreach
To help penetrate the spiritual darkness and impact the Northeast with the gospel, Florida Baptist churches are partnering with the Baptist Convention of New England, which serves…
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Florida Baptist family to be on mission in Poland
Theirs is a love story and a missions commitment that has spanned two continents for years. Now David and Krisztina McDowell are heading from their central Florida home in Umatilla…
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Honoring those who answer the call
Waking up at 2:00 a.m. to prepare meals, sharpen tools, work on administrative duties or wash clothes–these are just some of the tasks associated with Florida Baptist Disaster…
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