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Spring Hill church gives respite to homeless veterans through Operation Stand Down
Florida has one of the highest homeless-veteran population in the country with an estimated 2,500 veterans daily battling life on the streets, and a Florida Baptist church is doing…
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FBSC Messengers elect Tampa pastor Paul Purvis to lead as president
Tampa pastor Paul Purvis was elected as the 2021-22 Florida Baptist State Convention President during the Nov. 9 annual meeting at The Lakes Church in Lakeland.
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Orlando’s Downtown Church set to reclaim glory days
Some would say the glory days of a bustling, downtown campus are over – but Downtown Baptist Church in Orlando is bringing the ‘glory days’ back to Central Florida.
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Bell Shoals Church: #ForOurTeachers–a church-wide mission
“#ForOurTeachers” isn’t a catchy hashtag that Bell Shoals Church attached to a social media post – it’s their mission.
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Trusting God central to revitalizing Sweetwater Church
Leading a declining church through change and revitalization takes a sense of humor and lots of patience according to Charles “Buddy” Parrish, pastor of First Baptist Church…
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Orlando First lay leader to be nominated as FBSC second VP
Florida Baptist layperson John Bozard will be nominated by his pastor David Uth to serve as second vice president of the Florida Baptist State Convention when messengers gather in…
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East Orlando church moves to ‘next level’ of having building to call home
CrossLife East church saw significant growth in attendance, commitment and giving during the COVID-19 pandemic--one of the toughest seasons in ministry across the globe. While…
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Pastor of multicultural, multiethnic church to be nominated as FBSC president
Tampa pastor Paul Purvis will be nominated as the 2021-22 Florida Baptist State Convention president when the meeting convenes in Lakeland, Nov. 8-9, according to Alan Brumback,…
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Florida Baptist family to celebrate ties that bind during 2021 FBSC meeting
Florida Baptists will gather to celebrate “Blessed Be the Tie” that unites the family of believers in Christ when the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention convenes in Lakeland…
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Idlewild Baptist Church gives $38,000 to forgive student lunch debt accumulated during COVID-19
During a time when families are struggling and children are going hungry, students in Hillsborough and Pasco counties will continue to receive school lunches thanks to the…
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