Baptist Legacy Award

Baptist Legacy Award


The Society’s Board of Directors, in 2017, established an annual Baptist Legacy Award to be given to those Florida Baptist ministers who, as God’s faithful servants, have served at least 40 or more years in the ministry.

This award seeks to recognize and honor some of the literally hundreds of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the cause of Christ through their Christian ministry and who have served for more than 40, 50 or more years in ministry on the Florida mission field (or as Floridians who have served on the North American or International mission field). While it is a given that these individuals do not serve for the recognition or glory, let alone the pay, as God’s faithful servants they are deserving of honorable recognition while on this earth: Let the elders who rule well, be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching, 1 Timothy 5:17 ESV.