For more information about how you can walk alongside us in missions, please contact Missions Pastor, Brenda Cohen through the church office at 352-376-4681 or email her at brenda.cohen@fbcgainesville.net. Watch for updates in our weekly section in the church newsletter
Missions close to home …
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global: Offers resources for missions both near and far.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands: A network of individuals and churches that is dedicated to being the presence of Christ to the most marginalized, first in Florida and the Caribbean, and then the world.
Family Promise of Gainesville: A member of the leading national nonprofit addressing family homelessness, providing homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, workforce development, education financial capability, health and wellness.
Greater Faith Baptist Fellowship: A Bible based, family oriented and community minded congregation. They have an intense desire to do all they can to demonstrate the love of God to others and lead them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Helping Hands Clinic: Seeks to improve the physical and mental well-being of the homeless and poor by delivering comprehensive health care, sensitizing providers to the special needs of the homeless and engaging the community in meaningful contribution.
One More Child/ Brave Moms: Mission is to provide Christ-centered services to children and families in need. Their vision is to bring hope to hurting children, to show that the love of Jesus changes lives and to impact the life of one more child. This organization operates the Florida Baptist Children's Home and the Single Moms Program.
Sira: Offers a safe place for counseling, education, and health care for pregnant women free of charge. Encourages donations and volunteers to keep this service available to those in our community who need help.
Around the state …
… and around the globe
Amani Sasa: Mission is to love refugee neighbors by offering safety, wholeness and empowerment. Amani Sasa means Peace Now in Swahili. Missy Angala and her husband Francis lead this ministry.
Karen Alford in Togo, West Africa
Projects for Haiti Global: Mission is to invest in the capacity of individuals and communities through various training programs with the goal of sustainable development.
South Sudan health Care Organization
Wycliffe Bible Translators: Mission is to see Bible translation programs in progress in every language still needing one by 2025. Vision is to see God’s Word made accessible to all people in the language of their hearts. To connect with our own missionaries Jeremy and Christina Graves go to https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/JCGraves.