Idlewild Baptist Church

During Florida Baptists' 2023 annual meeting, church leaders shared stories in three distinct “Right Beside You” testimony sessions, highlighting their churches' roles in planting…
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LUTZ–In his final sermon as Florida Baptist State Convention president, Paul Purvis presented a “one-point challenge” to his fellow Florida Baptists: “Determine to live your life…
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During the 2023 Pastors’ Conference annual meeting held Nov. 12-13 at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, three Florida Baptist pastors were elected by acclamation to lead the 2024…
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Small Groups Reimagine, a shift from how we “do church” in post-pandemic church culture, was the focus of the September 2023 Sunday School Conference in Florida Baptists’ Central…
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Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., will become national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board (NAMB),…
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During a time when families are struggling and children are going hungry, students in Hillsborough and Pasco counties will continue to receive school lunches thanks to the…
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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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Florida Baptist pastors were encouraged to cling to God’s peace and acknowledge His sovereignty as COVID-19 disrupts every aspect of life during these turbulent times.
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