Flanked by miles of pristine beaches dotted by Australian Pines along the Gulf of Mexico’s calm waters, Southwest Florida is known for high-end shopping, golf courses and quaint cities. The area serves as the winter home to thousands of visitors from the north each year and its agricultural farmlands keeps vegetables and fruits plentiful on the state’s kitchen tables. Many new churches need to be planted in the Southwest Region for Florida Baptists to truly make a difference in these communities for Christ–from reaching migrants in the fields to the wealthiest in America.