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Radiant City Church reaches college students, Boca Raton community

Developing, Expanding, Providing, Sharing, Southeast, State Mission Offering, Stories
At just over three years old, Radiant City Church in Boca Raton has become a “beacon of hope” in it…
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Pillar Church serves military, impacts local community

Expanding, Sharing, State Mission Offering, Stories, West
“In the Book of Acts, Jesus sends out the disciples in twos, so the biblical pattern of church plan…
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Lake Rousseau Baptist Church:

Expanding, North, Sharing, Stories
Pastor Jim Kinnebrew sometimes feels like God parachuted him right down in the middle of a new chur…
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Tallahassee church on its way to meeting 40/40 goal for planting churches…

Developing, Expanding, North, Stories
Tallahassee’s Celebration Baptist Church had never planted a church when it set an ambitious 40/40…
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Extended Family and a Church Called Refuge

Developing, East, Expanding, Providing, Sharing, Stories
Josh and Beth Glymph are different, but not in the way people might expect.
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Influx of Spanish-speaking families inspires church plant in Naples

Español, Expanding, Sharing, Southwest, Stories
Recognizing that the tide is shifting in Naples, with more and more Spanish-speaking families movin…
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Former Basque missionaries now planting Basque church in Idaho

Expanding, North, Stories
Matthew McDonald was working as a pastor in Live Oak when he learned about Southern Baptist church…
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NAMB Trustees meet missionaries reaching Miami’s unique diversity

Expanding, Southeast, Stories
Against a backdrop of Miami’s vast diversity and vibrancy, trustees with the North American Mission…
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It takes a team to plant a church, says Lakeside Church pastor Zack Potter

Central, Expanding, Stories
Planting a church requires more than a man with a mission, admits Zack Potter, pastor of Lakeside C…
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Called, prepared, and provided for: New Vietnamese Baptist church launches…

Archive, Asian, Expanding, Multicultural, North, Stories
No one knew there was a need for a new Vietnamese church in Jacksonville, but when a Vietnamese bus…
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    James Peoples

    Director, SEND Network Florida with NAMB
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    A Legacy of Faithful Service: Misael Castillo Retires After 26 Years of Ministry

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    JACKONVILLE— After 26 years of ministry with the Florida Baptist Convention, Misael Castillo is stepping into retirement, leaving behind a legacy marked by faithfulness, compassion and a deep commitment to training and serving migrant communities across Florida. As migrant ministries catalyst for the Florida Baptist Convention, Castillo…
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    Hispanic events to gather pastors, ministry leaders in Orlando

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    Pictured above: Around 500 hispanic pastors, leaders, and church members worship at the 2025 Celebración Hispana at Fi…
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    Bedrock Church Finds Success With Personal Approach to Easter Service Invites

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    Pictured above: The Bedrock Church worship team leads in worship for two services on Easter Sunday. (Photo provided)…
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    More Than a Day: How Crossover Becomes a Week of Mission

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    Pictured above: The Idlewild Baptist Church ministry team helps load bags for a Hispanic ministry in Dallas for Crosso…
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