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  • Florida Hispanic churches suffer deaths, illness in local COVID-19 surge
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, July 10, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    MIAMI (BP) -- 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 respective congregations while continuing their ministry.

    Emanuel Roque, Hispanic church catalyst with the Florida Baptist Convention (FBC), said in several Hispanic churches, pastors and some members have tested positive and are recovering. Included is El-Faro Baptist Church (Lighthouse Baptist Church) in Marathon, where many members were among a group of more than 20 who contracted the illness while attending a non-church related camp in Tennessee in June. Read More

  • Baptist universities find innovative ways to celebrate graduates
    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Monday, May 04, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    DALLAS (BP) -- Zachary Funderburk was disappointed to have his graduation plans interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for Funderburk and other spring graduates of Dallas Baptist University, the experience could turn out to be more memorable and unique than expected.

    Instead of a typical graduation, Dallas Baptist has scheduled a drive-through commencement ceremony to honor its spring 2020 graduates. Read More

  • Florida Baptists display unity, embrace diversity
    by Barbara Denman, posted Thursday, November 14, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- More than 2,200 attendees joined together at the Florida Baptist State Convention in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 11-12 to proclaim they were united as "One Family Gathering."

    "We have played and danced with this issue rather than lamenting and mourning before the Lord," said Tommy Green, Florida Baptist Convention (FBC) executive director-treasurer, during the Nov. 11 opening session. "But tonight we are not divided, we are not segregated. We are a family and we come as one. Read More

  • Floyd: Florida Baptists generous in giving, Gospel sending
    by Margaret Colson, posted Wednesday, November 13, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- The Florida Baptist Convention (FBC) "is a model in forwarding as much as possible through the Cooperative Program (CP) to encourage the forwarding of the Gospel to places the Gospel has never been before," said Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

    The FBC sends 51 percent of annual financial receipts from its member churches through the SBC Cooperative Program (CP) as it retains 49 percent in the state. The decision to move to the 51/49 percent model was made by messengers at the 2015 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Panama City. Read More

  • Florida Baptist Financial Services names Wheeler as president and CEO
    by Keila Diaz, posted Thursday, October 17, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) -- Florida Baptist Financial Services will welcome Rick Wheeler as its new president and chief executive officer in January 2020. Wheeler has served the Jacksonville Baptist Association (JBA) network of churches as its lead missional strategist for the past eight years.

    "While I am grateful for all the Lord has done through the JBA, I am eager to help Florida Baptist Financial Services pursue how we can partner to fund the work of the Great Commission together," Wheeler said of his new calling. Read More

  • Fla. Baptists grieve, respond to damage in Bahamas

    by Barbara Denman, posted Friday, September 06, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    JACKSONVILLE (BP) -- The utter destruction Hurricane Dorian wreaked on his homeland in the Bahamas is "too much to wrap my head around," said Jacksonville, Fla., pastor Kenny Roberts.

    "I have watched a lot of storms come and go," he said. "But this is just complete devastation." Read More

  • SBC leaders cast vision for 2020 SBC
    by Barbara Denman, posted Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- More than 220 Florida Baptist pastors and leaders were challenged by Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd to mobilize messengers "for the sake of the Gospel" to attend the SBC annual meeting, June 9-10, 2020, in Orlando.

    During the Aug. 21 meeting held at First Baptist Church in Orlando, Floyd asked for the pastors to "begin a journey of casting a vision" that will bring "thousands and thousands" to the annual meeting. Read More

  • Fla. Hispanic gatherings highlight 'Gospel Above All'
    by Keila Diaz , posted Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (BP) -- More than 1,000 Hispanic Florida Baptists are coming together across the state for the annual Hispanic State Fellowship gathering focusing on the Great Commission.

    In the course of three Saturdays themed "In God We Will Do Great Things," Hispanic Baptists in Florida are joining the Southern Baptist Convention's emphasis to make the "Gospel Above All" through the "Who's Your One?" evangelism initiative as well as church planting through the Send Florida network. Read More

  • 'Out of the ashes': Fla. church recovering after fire
    by Timothy Cockes, posted Thursday, July 11, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    BAKER, Fla. (BP) -- First Baptist Church of Milligan is recovering from a fire on Tuesday (July 9) that was likely caused by lightning from a thunderstorm, according to media reports.

    Pastor Charles Smith said he was the last one to leave the church building, located in Baker, Fla., around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. He received a phone call within the hour from the Okaloosa Sherriff's office telling him that the church was on fire. Read More