Lake County, Florida · Est. 1924
Serving Baptist churches
in Lake County since 1924.
Fifty autonomous Baptist churches, one shared work: to share the gospel, equip disciples, and build up the body of Christ — from Clermont to Umatilla, and every lake town in between.
01 About the Association
Not a headquarters.
A helping hand.
An association is not a denomination’s branch office, and it is certainly not a church’s boss. It is something older and humbler: neighboring congregations choosing one another. Since 1924, the Baptist churches of Lake County have pooled what no single congregation could carry alone — training for teachers and deacons, care for pastors, disaster relief teams, and a common witness across the county’s lakes and groves.
Every member church remains fully autonomous, governed under Christ by its own congregation. The association holds no authority over any of them — it exists to serve them. We confess the Baptist Faith & Message 2000, and for over a century we have kept to one sentence of work: to share the gospel, equip disciples, and build up the body of Christ.
02 Our Heritage
Planted in 1924.
Still bearing fruit.
When citrus wagons still rolled through the county seat, a handful of congregations covenanted to do together what none could do alone. The towns grew, the steeples multiplied, and the covenant held.
1924
Established
Organized by charter congregations in Lake County, Florida.
50
Member churches
Each one autonomous; each one a partner in the same gospel work.
102yrs
Serving Lake County, FL
Through freezes, booms, hurricanes, and harvests — together.
03 Find a Church
There’s a church family
near you.
From lakeside chapels to county-seat sanctuaries — search our 50 member churches by town or name, and find a pew with your name on it this Sunday.
50member churches, every one autonomous
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Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts.
04 Learning Portal
Equipping the saints,
at no cost.
LCBA equips member churches at no cost: training for those who teach and lead, and the tools and resources a church needs to find and call its own pastors and staff. LCBA never places or screens candidates — the calling belongs to the church. These helps have served several member churches since they began two years ago, and remain active today.
- Training for teachers and deaconsEquipping the people who already carry the teaching load in your congregation.
- Care for pastorsPastoral encouragement and practical support, offered church to church.
- Help for a church’s own pastor searchTools and resources for a church to run its own search for pastors and staff — LCBA never places or screens candidates; the calling belongs to the church.
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05 News
From around the convention.
Commentary: When school choice meets religious liberty
A recent federal appeals court decision has placed a new spotlight on the relationship between religious schools, government education programs, and religious liberty protections.
Shelby County Baptists partner with historic Alaska church, celebrate milestones
<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="480" src="https://thealabamabaptist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_1532.jpeg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="640" /></div>Shelby Baptist Association, led by mission strategist Ric Camp, ministered to the people of Alaska this summer in an ongoing partnership with Greater Friendship Baptist Church, Anchorage.
Lass Words: Good news you need to hear
<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="432" src="https://thealabamabaptist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Lass_Ken-WEB-e1701284094718-768x432-1.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="768" /></div>There’s something you need to hear today. There are things you need to know. Things you can be sure of, and can count on.
06 Resources
A library, actually filtered.
167 curated resources for churches across Lake County — including 5 on child protection and safe ministry.
- Missions & Evangelism44 resources
- Compassion & Outreach21 resources
- Discipleship & Curriculum18 resources
- Education & Seminaries14 resources
- Florida Baptist Convention13 resources
- SBC / Denominational8 resources