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Summit Church puts care for the vulnerable at forefront
Every man, woman, and child. This is not just another catchy tagline, it is the mission of Summit Church.
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Churches adjust to a very COVID Christmas
Undoubtedly the pandemic has changed the way Florida Baptist churches worship, but it has not stopped them from sharing the love of Christ with a world in need.
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Murdock Church brings Journey to Bethlehem safely to Port Charlotte
Year after year, Murdock Baptist Church looks for ways to share the message of Christ with their community of Port Charlotte, located one hour south of Sarasota. With a desire to…
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Living nativity beckons Jacksonville’s westside community
More than 1,800 vehicles lined Jacksonville’s westside roads leading through a beautiful gate into a replica of the Holy Land. From the safety of their own cars, passengers saw the…
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Immokalee layperson looks for ways to bless others
Domingo Gaspar remembers what it was like to be in need during the holiday season. Though a Fort Myers native, Gaspar and his family of six now call the rural, migrant town of…
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Hunger rises as pandemic lingers; FL churches rise to meet the need
When Pastor Derrick Gerber delivered backpacks filled with food to children at a local elementary school over fall break, “One child mentioned that they had just used up their food…
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Pastor O.E. Boals, 107, leaves legacy of faith, commitment to FL Baptist churches
During his 86 years of ministry at Southern Baptist churches in Florida, the Rev. Oliver Everett Boals led many to Christ with a simple philosophy that guided his life’s work: “You…
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Prison Ministry from the Inside Out: How One Pastor’s Personal Prison Experience Gives Him A Heart…
Kory Gordon was introduced to drugs at an early age by his stepfather. By the age of 12 he tried his first pain medication and quickly became addicted.
“That opened up the doors…
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Brothers share vision of planting churches in Jacksonville and Titusville
With a heart to share the gospel, two sets of brothers--the Bennetts in Jacksonville and the Russells in Titusville-- have answered God’s call to plant churches in their home…
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Florida convention, BCF create scholarships for bivocational pastors
After arriving in the States from Colombia, Gabriel Vargas was washing dishes in a high-end Ponte Vedra restaurant when “Jesus Christ found me in 2003,” he said. “I was lost, He…
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