ORLANDO – Twenty-eight years ago, members from First Baptist Church in Kissimmee began to pray that the church might someday own the field that adjoined their church property. As part of the events surrounding Crossover from June 1 to June 6, the church hosted its first outreach efforts on the land they recently acquired.
"We need to be building churches that are going to last another 100 years," Jimmy Scroggins told attendees June 9 during the final session of the 2026 SBC Pastors' Conference. Photo by Luc Stringer
ORLANDO (BP) – Pastors should be thinking about how God might use their churches and the Southern Baptist Convention not only now but 100 years from now, Jimmy Scroggins said at the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando.
Paul Purvis, lead pastor at Mission Hill Church in Temple Terrace, Florida, will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Photo taken at the 2023 Florida Baptist Convention in Lutz, Florida.
ORLANDO, Florida — Paul Purvis, lead pastor at Mission Hill Church in Temple Terrace, Florida, will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.
Asian ministry leaders converse at the 2026 Asian NextGen Pastors Luncheon June 8 in Orlando. Photo by Robin Cornetet
ORLANDO (BP) – Velma Chen of Coral Springs, Fla., squealed in amazement. She’d happened to sit at the same table as Gideon Lee of Milpitas, Calif. The two, who had known each other as teenage members of the same church in Hong Kong, met again at the Asian NextGen Pastors Network annual meeting June 8 at the Orange County Convention Center, which took place in the days preceding the SBC annual meeting.
Armando Allen, preacher and founder of Corazón Valiente Congress, meets with attendees during the Hispanic Baptist men’s conference track on June 8. The Hispanic Baptist Conference and workshops took place ahead of the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Sonya Singh
ORLANDO – On Monday, June 8, Hispanic Southern Baptists had multiple opportunities to sharpen their skills through morning and afternoon workshop and conference sessions.
Ebenezer Santos (right), executive director of the Brazilian Baptist Fellowship, and Ney Ladeia (left), president of the Brazilian Pastors Fellowship and pastor of First Brazilian Baptist Church of South Florida, speak at the Fellowship of Brazilian Baptist Churches in North America’s annual meeting at the Rosen Centre in Orlando on June 8 ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. Photo by Elijah Hickman
ORLANDO (BP) – More than 35 Brazilian Baptists gathered for the Fellowship of Brazilian Baptist Churches in North America’s annual meeting at the Rosen Centre in Orlando on June 8 preceding the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
"We need to be building churches that are going to last another 100 years," Jimmy Scroggins told attendees June 9 during the final session of the 2026 SBC Pastors' Conference. Photo by Luc Stringer
ORLANDO (BP) – Pastors should be thinking about how God might use their churches and the Southern Baptist Convention not only now but 100 years from now, Jimmy Scroggins said at the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando.
