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Amid difficulties, Cubans ‘find hope in Jesus’
Editor’s Note: During the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, our news team sat down with the presidents of the Eastern and Western Cuba Baptist Conventions for an […]
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief Teams Grateful for Quiet U.S. Hurricane Se…
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief (FBDR) leaders say they are thankful for a quiet 2025 hurricane season for the continental United States, despite a devastating late-season storm in the Caribbean. “I […]
Florida Baptist volunteers among first responders in Jamaica’s long recove…
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief and Send Network remain committed to supporting recovery efforts in Jamaica following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The Category 5 hurricane was among […]
Celebrating the Ministry of Margaret Colson
As November ends, we pause to celebrate and give thanks for Margaret Colson, who has served so faithfully with the Florida Baptist Convention as consulting communications editor since April 2022. […]
Florida DCF leader challenges Florida Baptist pastors to ‘armor up’ to ser…
ORLANDO–Taylor Hatch, secretary of Florida’s Department of Children and Families, recently challenged hundreds of Florida Baptist pastors to “put on the armor of God” as they lead their churches to […]
First Orlando launches shared senior pastor leadership team model
ORLANDO– First Orlando, a multisite, multicultural church in Central Florida, has launched a new shared leadership model in which three senior pastors will share church oversight and collaborative governance. The […]
Herb Reavis: ‘Jesus is a Way Maker’
ORLANDO— Herb Reavis, pastor of North Jacksonville Baptist Church, delivered a stirring message during the second day of the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention in Orlando. Preaching from the […]
Florida Baptists start foundational call to bold goals at 2026 Crossover i…
ORLANDO— Hundreds of Central Florida ministry leaders gathered at First Baptist Orlando in October to explore evangelism strategies and prepare for Crossover 2026, a large-scale outreach effort planned for the […]
Glen Owens, longtime Florida Baptist leader, dies
JACKSONVILLE–Glen Owens, who served the Florida Baptist Convention for 27 years, died Thursday, Nov. 13. During his tenure with the Florida Baptist Convention, he served in multiple roles, including interim […]
Jimmy Scroggins: Be Ambassadors of Christ
ORLANDO— Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, delivered a bold message during the closing of the morning session of the 2025 Florida Baptist State Convention annual […]
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