Floridians around the Southern Baptist Convention

Jul 4, 2007

LEFT: George Thomasson (right), executive pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, greets Steve Lee, a church planting missionary with the North American Mission Board. MIDDLE: Danilo Santiago (right), a pastor at Filipino International Baptist Church in Jacksonville, his son, Josh, wife, Agnes, and daughter, Angelica, head out to lunch after visiting the exhibit hall. RIGHT: Tim Patterson (left), pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Jacksonville, chats with Gerald Cowen, associate vice president for professional and extension studies at Southeastern Seminary. Photos by Eva Wolever

LEFT: Joel Breidenbaugh, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Panama City Beach, registers for a free iPod at the Baptist Press booth in the Southern Baptist Convention exhibit hall during the annual meeting June 12-13 in San Antonio. RIGHT: Members of First Baptist Church in Naples, Roger and Marion Sparling, meet Diane Beyer at the entrance to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, the site of the 2007 SBC annual meeting. Photos by Eva Wolever

LEFT: Zachary Friedrich, a member of Sarasota Baptist Church in Sarasota, finds a quiet corner to go through the goodies he gathered in the exhibit hall. MIDDLE: Elijah (left) and Enoch Photos by Eva Wolever

James Wells, associate pastor of administration at First Baptist Church in Eustis, poses with his wife, Melanie, for a photograph taken by Bil Sullivan in the exhibit hall. Photo by Eva Wolever

LEFT: Sally Parker, 18, looks through her gift bag at the Ministers Wives' Luncheon June 12 with her grandmother, Gloria Parker, minister to seniors at First Baptist Church of Markham Woods in Lake Mary and the wife of senior pastor, William Parker. RIGHT: Nancy Sullivan (right), wife of Florida Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer John Sullivan, chats with Lanese Dockery, wife of Union University president, David Dockery, at the Ministers' Wives Luncheon June 12. Photos by Eva Wolever

LEFT: Diane Flammer, a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, checks out of the LifeWay store in the exhibit hall. RIGHT: Ted Traylor (center), pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, chats with Manley Beasley (right), pastor of Hot Springs Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Ark., Bryan Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va., and his wife, Mary. Photos by Eva Wolever

LEFT: Bobby Patton (left), pastor of Antioch Family Baptist Church in Tampa, chats with Cleveland Land, pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Pines in Tampa; Royce Williams from the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists; Michael Miller, pastor of North Rome Baptist Church in Tampa; and Miller's wife, Leah, in the exhibit hall. RIGHT: Rick Shepherd (far right), director of prayer and spiritual awakening at the Florida Baptist Convention, has his height measured during a free wellness exam at the GuideStone booth in the exhibit hall. Photos by Eva Wolever