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2O22 Year in Review
From the President
A Year in Review
Dear Friend,
Wow, what a year! We have so much to be grateful for because we are so blessed to be living in
Florida. It is our privilege for the Florida Family Policy Council to be part of making this state a great
place to live, start a business, raise children, and fulfill God’s purpose for your life. Florida is a national
leader for medical freedom, protecting children, defending parents’ rights, and expanding education-
al choices.
Each year God gives us more and more influence and favor among pastors, legislators, judges, and
even news reporters. Recently, City & State, a secular news agency, named me as one of the top 100
most politically powerful persons in the state, ranking me as number 68 out of 100. This honor really
is not just about me, it is just as much about our hardworking staff, board, and faithful supporters like
yourself, all of whom are part of our FFPC family.
Our board has charged us with some major goals for 2023 and we are up for the challenge. Very
soon you will learn about these goals as we gear up for the greatest expansion in our history.
As you look through this annual report, please know that these activities and accomplishments could
not be made possible without your faithful support. So please know how much we appreciate you
and hope that you will continue to invest in us into the future.
Sincerely,
John Stemberger
State Headquarters www.FLfamily.org Florida_Family_Policy_Council
4853 S. Orange Ave., Suite C info@FLfamily.org FloridaFamilyPolicy
Orlando, FL 32806 FloridaFamilyPolicyCouncil Florida Family Policy Council
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Florida Family Policy Council
Pro-Life Days
Governor DeSantis
Speaks at Pro-Life Days
in Tallahassee
with Abby Johnson
More than 200 supporters joined us in
Tallahassee for our annual Pro-Life,
Pro-Family Days at the Capitol. Our Presi-
dent introduced Gov. DeSantis who spoke
at the event for the second year in a row.
Later in the afternoon event attendees
visited the Florida Supreme Court Cham-
bers and were addressed by Chief Justice
Carlos Muñiz who talked about how the
courts work and answered questions.
In the evening, Gov. Ron DeSantis and
First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a private
showing of the movie Unplanned, for mem-
bers of the legislature. The movie is the
remarkable true-life story of Abby Johnson,
the former Planned Parenthood Director
who became a pro-life activist.
Parents Rights in Education
Parents’ Rights in
Education Bill Receives
National Attention and
Leads to the Removal of
Disney’s Special Privileges
Deceptively tagged as the “Don’t Say
Gay Bill” by LGBT activists, this ground-
breaking bill is now law and protects
children from Transgender ideology and
from being sexualized at an early age in
government-run schools. Because of the
Disney Corporation’s insistence to publicly
opposing these efforts to protect our chil-
dren, they had their special taxing district
status removed permanently.
15-Week Life Bill
Governor DeSantis holds Pro-Life Rally to Sign Bill Protecting Unborn
Children After 15 Weeks
All the FFPC Staff was on hand as the Governor’s office organized a remarkable pro-life rally where the pain-capable
15-week bill was signed. Over 300 people attended this event which included pro-life testimonies, bill sponsors, and
national pro-life leaders.
Florida Capitol Project
Florida Capitol Project:
Bringing the Ministers of God’s Church
to the Ministers of God’s Government
Once again, our own Dr. Kevin Baird, Director of Pastoral Ministries,
worked to bring pastors to the Capitol to meet and pray with state legislators.
This exciting program is changing the culture of state legislative bodies across
the country. More than 57 pastors participated in 2022.
Patriot Academy
Patriot Academy: Training the Next
Generation of Champions
Every year we facilitate this two-and-a-half-day intense leader-
ship and Christian worldview training for young people ages 16-24.
This mock legislative experience is life-changing and the testi-
monies we hear from young people are remarkable. This year 44
students participated.
The Reversal of Roe v. Wade
Written Strategy: A Plan of Action
to End Abortion
In anticipation of the reversal of Roe, our President wrote a one-of-a-kind book-
let entitled, “Thinking Clearly After Roe: A Five-Part Strategy Moving Forward.”
The booklet has been distributed across the country and was even shown on a
CNN news report.
Life Wins! Frameable Poster
As a gift to the Pro-Life movement everywhere, we designed
a frameable poster entitled LIFE WINS! We wanted to honor
God and honor those who spent so many years fighting for this
remarkable moment in history. Thousands of these posters
were sent to our supporters and pro-life leaders across the
country.
Post Roe, Pro-Life Leadership Summit
A week after the Dobbs case overturned Roe vs Wade, we
organized a statewide summit in Tallahassee. The summit was
attended by 55 leaders included doctors, lawyers, legislators,
pregnancy center directors, students, and pastors.
Seth Dillon Dinner
Annual Awards Dinner
Featured Babylon Bee CEO
Seth Dillon and U.S. Senator
Marco Rubio
This year’s annual policy awards dinner
was a unique success. Over 500 support-
ers attended and among them were 24
legislators who came and publicly received
our First Principles Award.
Prayer for First Lady Casey DeSantis
FFPC Facebook Post
Asking Prayer for Florida
First Lady Casey DeSantis
Garners Over 7.8 Million
Impressions
After learning that Casey DeSantis was FACEBOOK ANALYTICS
diagnosed with breast cancer, in a staff
meeting, we posted a simple meme asking
supporters to pray for her. Our Facebook
page only has over 30,000 followers. But
within weeks, the post skyrocketed and
was seen by almost 8 million viewers. This
is the most viewed and distributed post we
have had on our Facebook page. Thank
God, this year the family has announced
she is fully recovered and healed.
Family Policy Alliance Leadership
Provided Leadership for
National Family Policy
Alliance Conference
Our President John Stemberger was
the Events Chairman for the National FPA
Conference in Arizona where all the state
Family Policy Leaders from around the
country come to be trained, briefed, orga-
nized, and refreshed. John invited noted
author Dr. Wayne Grudem to address his
colleagues and to introduce him.Be Thou My Vision Tour
Pastors Tour Reaches
700+ Pastors and Church
Leaders in 13 Cities
in Nine Days
Our “Be Thou My Vision” tour was orga-
nized to educate pastors on issues related
to school choice opportunities in Florida;
connect pastors to the pregnancy centers
in their area, and promote the Capitol
Project.Senator Rubio Town Hall
Town Hall Meeting with
Florida Senator Marco Rubio
Over 1,200 Floridians watched the virtual forum where President John
Stemberger interviewed US Senator Marco Rubio who gave a briefing on
issues in Congress.Primary & General Election Voter Guides
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Florida Family Policy Council | 4853 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806 | (407) 251-5130
Voter Guides
A million full-color paper voter guides
were printed and distributed to 88 locations
in all 67 counties of Florida. More churches
distributed these voter guides than ever
before. In addition, Florida Family Action
published voter guides for judges, amend-
ments, candidates, and even local races.Congratulations to John Stemberger
Florida Family Policy Council would like to congratulate its President John Stemberger
for being named in the top 100 Power Players in Florida by City & State, a secular news
agency. John was named as number 68 on the list out of 100. We recognize that whatever
favor God has given to this organization and its leaders is a collective effort of the staff,
board, and the many mission partners like you who follow our leadership. Thanks to all
of you for making this designation possible.
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