Haitian
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.
Trusting God with every step: Glory City Church brings gospel hope to Lake…
When Pastor Andy Vital and his wife, Deborha, packed up their belongings in New Jersey and drove toward an uncertain future in South Florida, they had no jobs, no savings for the journey—and no doubt that God had called them.
National Haitian Fellowship gathering marked by joyful worship despite tod…
Joyful music and uplifted hands filled the banquet room as the SBC National Haitian Fellowship (NHF) gathered for worship and fellowship.
‘Crying’: Churches losing members, leaders as legal immigration programs e…
They are pastors, deacons, and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention – at least for another four weeks.
Haitian fellowship meets immigration upheaval with advocacy, guidance, Gos…
“From the start of the administration, the focus on deportation, the focus on limiting or closing the border, getting rid of the (Customs and Border Protections One) app that was actually allowing people to go through a legal process. That was very difficult, very challenging,” Felix told Baptist Press.
Florida Baptists diversity on display during dinner fellowships
Florida Baptist diversity was on full display on Monday night’s dinner fellowships at First Orlando during the Florida Baptist State Convention annual gathering. Haitian, Hispanic, multicultural, and Asian-American Baptists gathered to fellowship and celebrate what God is doing in and through each of their churches. Below are scenes of these diverse gatherings.
Florida Baptists pastors/other leaders collaborate on serving Haitian immi…
A delegation of Florida Baptist Haitian pastors recently met with Southern Baptist denominational leaders, pastors, ministry leaders, and community and civic leaders to discuss ways to serve as many as 15,000 Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio.
Haitian fellowship, Florida Baptists to open migrant center in Mexico
Haitian Southern Baptist pastors are spearheading work to open a welcome center and two churches in Mexico to serve throngs of migrants who often risk their lives to get there.
Amid violence/political turmoil, Haitian believers share gospel
As escalating gang violence and political instability threaten civil war in Haiti, Florida Baptist leaders are convinced that Christians there are being faithful and the gospel is being shared.
Florida Baptists’ Most-Read Stories of 2023
Planting and revitalizing churches, reaching unreached people groups, baptizing new believers, ministering and witnessing during times of crisis–these are just a few of the Florida Baptist Convention’s 20 most-read stories in 2023.
Florida Baptist Diversity Celebrated During Florida Baptist State Conventi…
The 161st annual Florida Baptist State Convention at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz showcased a vivid tapestry of the diverse Baptist family in Florida.
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