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Jun 17, 2013
LEESBURG (FBW)--Kingstone Comics announces this month the launch of Eternity, a graphic novel by New York best-selling author Randy Alcorn.
Jun 17, 2013
JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—Several Florida Baptists were among those who graduated from among the six Southern Baptist theological seminaries in spring commencement ceremonies.
Jun 12, 2013
Raleigh Sadler knows what it’s like to be on the “other side” of the door of knowing Christ. At 7-years-old he remembers when his dad opened the door of his family’s Cocoa Beach home to Harold Brantley, then director of missions for the Brevard Baptist Association. Brantley asked Sadler’s father if he would like to attend a meeting at the church. The elder Sadler declined, but Sadler remembers thinking the last time someone invited him to a “badness” church, he had ice cream.
Jun 7, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FBW)—A Tampa pastor joined other guest chaplains who for decades have filled the role of “Chaplain of the Day” at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., to deliver the opening prayer in Congress.
Jun 5, 2013
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Baptist Witness, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207, fax 904-346-0696 or submitted using our online form. Items received after deadline may appear in our exclusive on-line version.
May 30, 2013
BRANFORD (FBW)–Pastor A.E. (Ed) Wimberley retired April 14 after serving for 33 years at Mt. Paran Baptist Church in Branford. It was his second retirement, and his second career—both of which he cherished because he answered God’s call, he said.

Wimberley retired in 1985 after teaching math and science in Lafayette County schools for “23 and 8/10” years. He served as bi-vocational pastor almost all of the time he taught school, and he had several opportunities to serve churches full-time, but he refused their offers.
May 28, 2013
DAY (FBW)—A casual contact by college friends on Facebook led to the beginning of the process of a Freeport, Bahamas, church becoming a Florida Baptist State Convention church at large.
May 22, 2013
A one-time announcement of special events is a free service provided by the Witness to Florida Baptist churches. Please send materials at least three weeks before the date of the event, to Florida Baptist Witness, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207, fax 904-346-0696 or submitted using our online form. Items received after deadline may appear in our exclusive on-line version.
May 16, 2013
SUWANNEE (FBW)—Suwannee Baptist Association, with offices in Live Oak, has called Don Walker as director of missions.

“This is a role I have observed for many years. It will be exciting to equip and enable churches in Suwannee association,” Walker said.
May 10, 2013
JACKSONVILLE (FBW)-After five-year-old Ben Bowersox severed four fingers and broke bones in both arms and hands Tuesday night in an accident at a Jacksonville airport, prayers begin to pour in from around the world.

“Ben is an incredible trooper,” Steve Bowersox said. “He has been very brave and poised through this experience. I truly cannot say thank you enough for the outpouring of prayers, support, and love. It makes a difference. We are now praying for a miracle.”