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Florida Baptists join Plant City church in feeding hungry
She was an elementary school teacher for more than two decades – until a disability forced her into early retirement . . . and a reduced pension. She soon discovered that she…
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Global hunger relief unifies to make eternal difference
From Dr. Tommy Green: This month, Florida Baptists are observing and responding to the Baptist Global Hunger Relief offering. The offering provides a tangible way to respond to the…
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Hollywood Church tackles community’s hunger
It’s Saturday morning in South Florida. Come rain or shine, dozens of cars snake slowly around the parking lot of Hollywood Community Church. When the morning ends, as many as 100 …
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GO Jax churches collaborate as hands, feet of Jesus
Descending upon the campus of Jacksonville’s Englewood High School, more than 25 volunteers from GO Jax 2016 planted vibrant flowers and shrubs along the sidewalks of the school’s…
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Florida Baptist Global Hunger Relief
For many years, Florida Baptist Churches have served their communities by providing food for the needy. The pandemic brought new challenges and an increased need for food due to…
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Church Wraps Loving Arms Around Community
Each February, the primarily senior adult congregation of Lake Shore Baptist Church in Jacksonville dedicates a week to wrapping loving arms around their Westside community.…
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Churches unified in multicultural community
By Margaret Colson, Florida Baptist Convention
November 8, 2015
Partly cloudy skies, accented by the stench of the smoke from the nearby paper mill, provided the backdrop for…
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Sharing the Living Water in Apalachicola
By Margaret Colson, Florida Baptist Convention
November 8, 2015
Many of the 20,000-plus people attending the Florida Seafood Festival in Apalachicola came looking for bottled…
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Basketball clinic opens doors for gospel
By Margaret Colson, Florida Baptist Convention
November 8, 2015
The Diaz family of four has lived in our nation for just over a year. Puerto Rican, they still struggle with…
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Feats of strength point to power of Christ
By Margaret Colson, Florida Baptist Convention
November 8, 2015
Six-feet, five-inches tall and 330 pounds, Zeb Bishop took a deep breath, bent his arms and clenched his…
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