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BCF Trustees approve scholarship partnerships, establish new programs for local prisons
Baptist College of Florida’s (BCF) Board of Trustees approved a partnership to impact bivocational and small church pastors across the state, tuition assistance for ministry…
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Former Florida Baptist Witness editor dies at age 84
Jack E. Brymer Sr., editor of the Florida Baptist Witness from 1984 until 1994, died Oct. 28 in Birmingham, Ala., at the age of 84.
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BCF Shares “Tithe” with the Florida Baptist Convention
During the Sept. 18 meeting of the Florida Baptist Convention’s State Board of Missions, Thomas A. Kinchen, president of The Baptist College of Florida, presented what he termed as…
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Tampa BCM director elected to lead state’s Next Gen Ministries
Nathan Schneider, who has served as the Baptist Collegiate Ministries director for the Tampa area since 2017, was elected as Florida Baptists’ Next Generation Ministries lead…
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Board honors Green’s five years of leadership
Tommy Green’s five-year anniversary as the tenth executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention was celebrated by members of the State Board of Missions during its…
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State Board celebrates continued Kingdom ministry
Rather than a message of retreat, the State Board of Missions heard how the Florida Baptist Convention and its churches are moving forward, celebrating new opportunities to seize…
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West Florida Baptists cope with Hurricane Sally’s damaging winds, flooding
West Pensacola and surrounding areas were battered by the sluggish Hurricane Sally which made landfall Sept. 16 as a Category 2. Many in the region were caught off guard by the…
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2020 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting cancelled
The 2020 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting scheduled Nov. 9-10 for Lakeland will be cancelled due to the challenges of safely gathering people during the COVID-19…
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FLDR logistics and recovery teams called out in Hurricane Laura response
In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura striking the Gulf Coast, Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief (LBDR) has requested Florida Baptist Disaster Relief (FLDR) support their ongoing…
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Called to campus ministry, retiring BCM director produces generational impact
The ebb and flow of ministry is not for the faint of heart, but Pensacola’s Baptist Campus Ministry director Tony Olesky has witnessed the eternal impact that comes with staying…
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