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Florida Baptists’ Tommy Green announces retirement
Tommy Green has announced his retirement after serving Florida Baptists as executive director-treasurer since June 2015.
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Pastor on sabbatical plants church on Caribbean island
MAARTEN—Fine white sand and turquoise waters sound like the perfect setting for rest and relaxation. But for one southwest Florida Baptist pastor, this setting was a perfect…
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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.
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Florida Baptists celebrate being on mission together during Challenge 2025 Gathering
More than 600 Florida Baptist pastors and church leaders came together for the fourth annual Challenge 2025 Gathering at First Baptist Church in Orlando Tuesday, Feb. 27.
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Florida Baptist Convention Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization
The Florida Baptist Convention has earned accreditation with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
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2023 Cooperative Program Giving: Thank you Florida Baptists
The compassion and generosity of Florida Baptist churches to the Cooperative Program has enabled us to propel missions throughout our state, our nation and our world! Thank you for…
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State Board celebrates/looks ahead in virtual meeting
JACKSONVILLE–Members of the Florida Baptist Convention’s State Board of Missions gathered in a virtual meeting Feb. 1 to celebrate what God has done through Florida Baptists and to…
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Church prays for ‘God to move, and He did’
A small church in a rural community, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Baker baptized 56 new believers in 2023. “Overall, I attribute this to prayer,” said Geoff Prows, pastor. “Our…
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Florida Baptist pastor uses cancer treatment as gospel-sharing opportunity
Six-hour sessions of chemotherapy, four dozen radiation appointments and countless medical procedures. This has been Larry Brister’s new normal for two years.
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Thomas Kinchen, president emeritus of Baptist University of Florida, dies
Thomas A. Kinchen, president emeritus of the Baptist University of Florida (formerly Baptist College of Florida), died Thursday, Jan. 11, of pancreatic cancer. He retired from the…
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