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Currently, our family of 106 churches and congregations are half Anglo and half ethnic works that include African-American, Brazilian, Haitian, Hispanic, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, and Vietnamese works of God!
Congregations are gathered worshipers that may be extended ministries of a mother church (reported on their ACP’s), or church plants en route to becoming fully constituted churches.
Constituted Churches are gathered worshipers that have their own
Member Churches are gathered worshipers with all of the above, who have also:
When accepted, the church is automatically under the SBC 501(c)(3) status as long as they keep sending meaningful annual gifts to the Florida Baptist Convention/SBC Cooperative Program.
“For he who is not against us is for us. For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.” (Mark 9:40-41)
We’ve collected a list of various service organizations in Lee and Collier counties.
We trust they will be helpful to you as you minister to the needs of those who you reach in your community.
The Southern Baptist Convention is both an annual meeting of messengers from cooperating churches AND an organization designed to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through the work of boards, agencies and theological education institutions.
The Florida Baptist State Convention is the annual meeting of messengers from cooperating Southern Baptist churches which convenes for fellowship, to hear reports and to make decisions about the work they sponsor through agencies and institutions.
Below are some links to both SBC and FBC organizations and resources.
Florida Baptist Financial Services provides financial management, investment counsel and income-producing services.
A subsidiary corporation is Florida Baptist Retirement Centers, Inc.
Florida Baptist Credit Union provides a full range of banking, savings and loan services to Florida Baptists.
Florida Baptist Children’s Homes provides ministries for the redemption of the child and the family.
The Baptist College of Florida provides training to equip men and women for Christian ministry.
Florida Baptist Witness is a weekly news magazine designed to inform, inspire and promote the work of Florida Baptists.
Florida Baptist Historical Society was founded in 1894. Since 1996 the Society has been a fraternal organization to the Florida Baptist State Convention, operating under the auspices of the State Board of Missions. The Society, officially named and organized in 1951, is committed to the promotion, collection and preservation of the history of Florida Baptists.
We love connecting people and ministries with tools to help them grow! Here are some recommended media and resources from Dr. Mark and others.
This provides easy access to Dr. Mark’s archived radio broadcasts and 3 min. devotional videos on “Portraits of God,” published monthly columns and books, and printable “Quick Guides” on multiple topics!
Whispers of God is a published monthly column by Dr. Mark, many of which are archived on his website at markpg.org.
Check out Dr. Mark’s unique,192-page children’s catechism picture book, The Story of God and Man plus other books he has written at: quillpress.org.
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