Coronavirus Response

The Baptist College of Florida (BCF) in Graceville joined colleges across the nation preparing for the upcoming school year with a different mindset than in previous years.

Cramped living conditions, backbreaking hours packaging vegetables and fruits in enclosed areas and lack of personal protective gear have the placed the South Florida migrant community at high risk of a COVID-19 outbreak.

The island of Key West is about four miles long and a mile wide, with a total land mass of 4.2 square miles. Yet despite the island’s small size, Florida Baptists are making a big splash and fruitful impact to locals and tourists seeking a gospel-centered church.

The American economy may have recorded the largest contraction in its history over the past few months–a 32.9 percent reduction in GDP, to be exact. But charitable giving has remained strong even as the financial crisis has caused a great need for it.

While Covid-19 pandemic has brought many challenges for West Florida churches, it has opened new avenues for parents and children’s ministry leaders to instill spiritual foundations in the next generation.  

En medio de uno de las oleadas más grandes a nivel mundial del COVID-19, los pastores que sirven en la fuertemente azotada comunidad hispana están sufriendo enfermedades en sus respectivas congregaciones mientras continúan su ministerio.

El 2020 ha sido una montaña rusa. Las decisiones hechas han sido difícil y desafiante para la iglesia. Nos hemos movido hacia delante y hacia atrás tratando de navegar la expectativas y realidades con respecto a nuestras vidas e iglesias.

2020 has been a roller coaster ride. The decisions made have been difficult and challenging for the church. We have moved forward and backwards trying to navigate the expectations and realities surrounding our lives and churches.

In the middle of one of the highest COVID-19 surges worldwide, pastors serving Florida’s hard-hit Hispanic community are suffering illnesses among their own family members and their congregations while continuing their ministry.

Stetson Baptist Church once again is giving back to its central Florida community. Through a special giving initiative, the DeLand congregation gave over $100,000 to be distributed to four local non-profit organizations, Stetson Senior Pastor Dan Glenn announced July 5.