Erik Cummings

Nearly 400 Florida Baptist pastors, ministry leaders and church members gathered at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando July 17–19 for the 2025 Black Multicultural State Fellowship.

As Florida Baptists’ partnership with Ohio Baptists begins to take shape, leaders from both state conventions are realizing the opportunities for God to do “something bigger” in and through both state conventions.

At the 2023 Florida Baptist Pastors’ Conference Nov. 12-13 at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida Baptist pastors were encouraged to see the lostness in their current ministry contexts and know that God has equipped them to reach those individuals with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Florida Baptists celebrated the ties that bind during the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention meeting held Nov. 8-9 at Lakes Church in Lakeland.

“It’s easy to get together. It’s a little tricky to stay together,” said Erik Cummings, bringing the President’s Message at the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting.

I am speaking from my heart to our Florida Baptist family. I thank you for your commitment and demonstration of the Florida Baptist Convention focus on being multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-locational, and multi-generational.

In a first-of-its-kind annual meeting, the Florida Baptist State Convention celebrated all that God has done among Florida Baptists in 2020 during an online meeting that reached more than 10,000 views on social media platforms.

We live in challenging days as it relates to racial unity and the church has an important role to share the love of Christ within its community. Join our discussion as pastors from across the state share their thoughts on leading the church to love one another better.

Florida Baptist pastors in the southeast region of the state came together virtually March 23 to pray and encourage one another amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.

FBSC President Erik Cummings, pastor of New Life Baptist Church in Carol City, was unanimously reelected to a second term as president of the Florida Baptist State Convention during its annual meeting Nov. 10-12 in Orlando.