Dear Faith Leaders, I invite you to sign a letter to the leaders of the Florida Legislature in support of immigrants. The legislature is holding its budget talks and can choose to stop funding detention centers with emergency funds. Already nearly 300 faith leaders have signed it. You can find Read more
Sowing the Harvest Advocacy Days, Jan. 14-15 The 2026 Florida Faith Advocacy Days are Wednesday and Thursday, January 14-15, during the first week of the Florida Legislature. Make your plans to join us now. The 2026 theme is Sowing the Harvest! which explores how the ministries we do in our Read more
Register for Advocacy Days 2025 The Florida Faith Advocacy Days 2025 will be held from February 18-20, coinciding with the final week of committee meetings for the session commencing in March. The event will include a day of training followed by a day dedicated to visiting legislators and attending committee Read more
The Florida Legislature is in regular session in January through early March. Some 900 bills have been filed, though most of them will not be heard. What will be considered will effect the lives of every Floridian. In the last few years Florida has gone from an affordable place to Read more
Addressing Nationalism Religious nationalism is creating concerns globally. Nationalism, of any kind, is a construct of political power that often uses religious symbols to define who belongs in society. It is insidious, invasive, coercive, and destructive of true faith and democracy. It depends on the power to cast out rather Read more
For Immediate Release: April 27th, 2023 MEDIA RELEASE Nearly 70 Faith Leaders Sign Letter Asking Florida Legislators to Stop Anti-immigrant Bills SB 1718 and HB 1617 Nearly 70 faith leaders across the state of Florida signed on to a letter led by the Florida Council of Churches, expressing grave concern Read more
Speaking for Floridians Advocacy Days in Tallahassee February 14-15, 2023 Over the past few years Florida has become the most expensive state to live in. It’s surprising because so many moved here for the good weather and low cost of living. The state coffers are flush with money, yet the Read more
We invite faith leaders to sign-on to this statement using the link to this online form: https://forms.gle/Du6S8QQPzwX95Xp9A Statement on Addressing Antisemitism following Florida-Georgia Game A coordinated campaign of antisemitism marred the annual Florida-Georgia football game played in Jacksonville on October 29, 2022. Signage on highway overpasses leading to and from Read more
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