Church Planting

As a recipient of the Maguire State Missions Offering, The Grove Church plans to utilize funds in ways that help make the church visible and accessible to the community. “The funds will be incredibly helpful as we navigate the costs of printing materials for tents, booths and handouts at local markets and community events,” said JonSeth Sammons, pastor, The Grove Church.

DESTIN, Fla. – Most people in the Southeast likely last thought of Destin when they were planning a vacation along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but for one church planting missionary, the coastal city went from vacation spot to mission field.

“We believe our mission begins at home, among the many young families and children we serve through discipleship and worship each week,” said Dr. Joshua Wallnofer, pastor of Klondike Baptist […]

After seven years of successfully planting in one of the hardest areas of New England—Boston—Jay Mudd is now back in central Florida with a heart to multiply. 

At just over three years old, Radiant City Church in Boca Raton has become a “beacon of hope” in its local community and at Florida Atlantic University, where community residents and students are hearing and responding to the gospel.

“In the Book of Acts, Jesus sends out the disciples in twos, so the biblical pattern of church planting is sending guys out in twos,” said Noah Clifton, church planter and pastor at Pillar Church of Crestview.  

Tallahassee’s Celebration Baptist Church had never planted a church when it set an ambitious 40/40 goal for church planting and leadership development in honor of its 40th anniversary in 2022.  

Josh and Beth Glymph are different, but not in the way people might expect.

Recognizing that the tide is shifting in Naples, with more and more Spanish-speaking families moving to Florida’s Southwest region, Herminio Pagan—better known as JR—and his wife, Emely, launched Iglesia Bautista Vino Nuevo in December 2023 with 60 core members.

MIAMI–Approximately 50 Florida Baptist pastors and church leaders gathered recently at the Southeast Regional Center for a one-day event that focused on inspiring and guiding local churches to be proactive […]