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From Crossover to Convention: Florida Baptists Lead in Service and Outreach
ORLANDO, Florida — Florida Baptists step up and serve during one of the largest team efforts in recent history. For the first time in more than two decades, the Southern Baptist Convention […]
Florida Pastors and Leaders respond to Rice winning SBC President
ORLANDO, Florida — On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Willy Rice, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, won the election for Southern Baptist Convention president by 1,396 votes. According to […]
Spanish-language workshops and conferences train, equip and encourage Hisp…
ORLANDO – On Monday, June 8, Hispanic Southern Baptists had multiple opportunities to sharpen their skills through morning and afternoon workshop and conference sessions. Among those opportunities was a special […]
Florida Baptists celebrate 1,077 salvations and nearly 20,000 hear the Gos…
ORLANDO, Florida — Saturday morning Coburn Avenue, near downtown Orlando, filled the air with smells of grilled chicken wings and to-go platters ready to feed the surrounding streets as they […]
Diverse group of churches, ministries come together for evangelism through…
ORLANDO – Twenty-eight years ago, members from First Baptist Church in Kissimmee began to pray that the church might someday own the field that adjoined their church property. As part […]
More Than a Day: How Crossover Becomes a Week of Mission
Pictured above: The Idlewild Baptist Church ministry team helps load bags for a Hispanic ministry in Dallas for Crossover 2025. Photo Submitted ORLANDO, Fla. — For more than two decades, Eloy […]
Hispanic events to gather pastors, ministry leaders in Orlando
Pictured above: Around 500 hispanic pastors, leaders, and church members worship at the 2025 Celebración Hispana at First Baptist Church, Dallas,Texas. BP file photo ORLANDO – Hispanic pastors, ministry leaders […]
Equipped to Reach: Host Churches Prepare for Crossover Orlando Outreach
Pictured above: Host Churches from the Greater Orlando gathered at First Orlando for a training on March 24, 2026 (Photo by Tanner Cade) More than 90 churches that have committed to […]
Florida pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president in Orlando
CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice announced his intentions to be nominated as a candidate for Southern Baptist Convention president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. […]
Florida Baptists celebrate being on mission together during Challenge 2025…
More than 600 Florida Baptist pastors and church leaders came together for the fourth annual Challenge 2025 Gathering at First Baptist Church in Orlando Tuesday, Feb. 27.
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