2023 Love Naples Day
March 25 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
We are compelled to love our local community!
We are compelled by love because He first loved us. We pursue unity with each other so that our love reflects God’s love for all people, spanning all generations and ethnicities. Genuine love is more than a feeling, it’s an act of worship.
Local Service Opportunities
Ride Nature Rebuild
Ride Nature needs help rebuilding its Girls Discipleship House. They have set up 3 phases to complete this project: Demo, rebuild, and finishing touches. You can volunteer any day to go up and help their team finish the rebuild.
If you would like to help Ride Nature with this project, please email Edisson at ecantor@fbcn.org.
Become a SBC Credentialed Disaster Relief Volunteer
Disaster Relief seeks to involve every church and member in this ministry. By being trained and credentialed you will be ready to serve in the event of a disaster. There are a few steps that you need to complete to be credentialed. There is a cost to the registration and background check process. After completing all these steps, your credential will be mailed to your address on file.
Click below to go to the SBC website containing all instructions and links required to complete your credential. Scroll down on the page and select “Become a Credentialed Disaster Relief Volunteer”
Once you receive your SBC Disaster Relief badge, please email Edisson Cantor a picture of it along with a list of trades or specialties you have.
St. Matthews Food Distribution
Join us to help St. Matthews House distribute food to those in need in our local community. Shifts are from 4:00-6:30pm at Lely Elementary School on the following dates:
Jan. 19, Feb. 16, April 20, May 25, Aug 17, Sept. 21, and Oct. 19
Click below to sign up and find more info!
Love Naples
LOVE Naples is our annual church-wide serve day. We serve in our community in a variety of ways, with teams working alongside local mission partners, doing community clean-up, hosting block parties to share the gospel, and more.
We have a number of smaller LOVE Naples days throughout the year, partnering with St. Matthew’s House for food drives, serving the widows and shut-ins within our church body, and more.
LOVE Naples is a great way to dip your toes into serving! Keep your eyes peeled for local missions opportunities and contact the Missions department for more information on getting involved.
Family + Adoption Monthly Meetings
Are you interested in being a Foster or Adoptive parent, already a Foster or Adoptive parent, or looking for ways to support your friends and family who are Foster or Adoptive Parents? Our Love Naples ministry has a Foster + Adoption Meeting on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 11:30am in WC117.
These meetings are for:
- Those who are already Foster or Adoptive parents – to fellowship and see how we can support them
- Those who want to become, are thinking about becoming, or are even curious about the possibility of being Foster or Adoptive parents – to provide information about it, give them guidance on how to do it and anything else they want to know about Foster Care and Adoption.
- Those who don’t want to or can’t or don’t see themselves being Foster or Adoptive parents, but would like to learn of ways they can help, support, serve and love Foster and Adoptive families.
To join us or get more information, email Joanne at jcox@fbcn.org.
Local Missions Partners
We are called to make disciples that make disciples, reaching the world with the gospel from Naples to the Nations. We are blessed to partner with many missionaries and ministries, locally, nationally, and internationally and our Naples to the Nations missions offering supports these partners. This year, we are taking a step of faith and have expanded this offering to $549,500 and we are so excited to see how the Lord will use these resources! Click below to give toward missions and scroll to find more information about each of our local missions partners.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FCA works to share Christ through sports programs, bible Study huddles, and coach mentoring in area schools. Charlie Weatherbie serves as the Southwest Florida Director.
Florida Baptist Children's Homes
Florida Baptist Children’s Home brings love and compassion to children and families in need all over the state of Florida.
Good News Clubs (Child Evangelism Fellowship)
After-school Bible clubs are facilitated by First Naples church members in 11 public elementary school and the first middle school club in our county.
Helps Outreach
A ministry started by members of our church over 20 years ago. They faithfully help the needy and struggling families of Collier County, providing food, clothing, and household items in the name of Jesus. We host two annual food drives and encourage you to call Helps Outreach if you have items to donate.
Into the Jordan
The ministry exist to bring the hope of Jesus to women trapped in the bondage of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in SWFL. They strive to empower survivors, providing life-skill groups, trauma therapy, work-study programs, career coaching, + biblical mentorship.
Pregnancy Resource Center
This ministry provides council and practical help to women in crisis pregnancies. Clients see ultrasounds of their babies, hear the gospel, and have the opportunity to be discipled.
Protected Harbor
Funds to operate Christian care homes for developmentally disabled adults in the spirit and compassion if Christ. They currently have two homes in the SWFL area and we have sent a number if teams to help maintain the homes.
St. Matthew's House
One of the many ministries in the Saint Matthew’s House is the long-term programs for men and women aimed to combat alcohol and drug abuse. Our men’s ministry has had a close relationship with them over the years and First Naples partners with them on a regular basis to host food drives for our community.
First Naples Ministries
These funds assist out ministries in missions mobilization.
Family + Kids, High School, Middle School, College + 20’s, Potential Projects International, Potential Projects National, Naples To The Nations Conference, Local Missions, Event Truck, Women, Love Naples Outreach, Summer Missions Interns, Men, Disaster Relief, Love Naples Director, Trunk N Treat.
Royal Palm Association
Funds that support the mission work of the association of southern Baptist churches in Collier and Lee counties.
Find more information about our National and International partners and how you can get plugged into global missions here!
Start Serving!
Let us know how God has gifted you, what ministries you're interested in serving in, or if you have any questions!
Meet the Team
Kevin Taylor
Missions Pastor
Edisson Cantor
Love Naples Director
Tina Platter
Missions + Media Ministry Assistant