The Florida Baptist Convention (FBC) is a group of churches affiliated with the

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located in the

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

. Headquartered in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

, the convention is made up of 49 Baptist associations and around 2,900 churches as of 2010. The FBC is currently led by Dr. John Thomas "Tommy" Green III when he was named the Executive Director-Treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention as of May 31, 2015. The FBC was formed on November 20, 1854 by a convention of seventeen delegates representing some 55 congregations meeting in

Madison, Florida Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Florida, Madison County, on the central northern border of Florida, United States. The population was 2,912 at the 2020 census. History The territory now known as Madison County was ruled ...

, in the home of R. J. Mays, who was elected president. At the time, there were three associations: Florida, West Florida and Alachua.

Affiliated organizations

* Blue Springs Baptist Conference Center * Florida Baptist Foundation * Florida Baptist Children's Homes * Florida Baptist Credit Union * Florida Baptist Retirement Centers, Inc * Florida Baptist Witness - State Baptist Newspaper *

Florida Baptist Historical Society Florida is a U.S. state, state located in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia (U.S. state), Geo ...

* Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center * South Florida Urban Impact Center

Affiliated education institutions

* Baptist College of Florida *

Stetson University Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...

(1885-1907, 1919-1995) *Columbia College,

Lake City, Florida Lake City is a city in northern Florida. It is the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 12,329. It is the principal city of the Lake City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which ...

, 1907-1919

External links

Florida Baptist Convention

References

{{Southern Baptist State Conventions and Other Affiliates , state=autocollapse Baptist Christianity in Florida Conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention Religious organizations established in 1854 Baptist denominations established in the 19th century 1854 establishments in Florida