FAQ's

• What do you believe?
• What characterizes your church?
• What is worship like?  What should I expect when I get there?
• When are your services?
• What about my children?

What Do You Believe?

First Baptist Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, which holds to The Baptist Faith and Message, which explains our beliefs about the following:

• The Scriptures
• God
• The Father
• The Son
• The Holy Spirit
• Man
• Salvation
• God’s Purpose of Grace
• The Church
• Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
• The Lord’s Day
• The Kingdom
• Last Things
• Evangelism and Missions
• Education
• Stewardship
• Cooperation
• The Christian and the Social Order
• Peace and War
• Religious Liberty
• The Family

What characterizes your church?

First Baptist Church is a group of Christian people who are committed to God-focused worship,expositional teaching, biblical community, and Christ-like ministry.  We are committed to gathering together for corporate worship where we exalt our great God.  Understanding that “faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of Christ” (Romans 10:17), we are committed to the regular and comprehensive teaching of God’s Word in large and small group settings.  We seek to pursue God together by sharing life together in biblical community.  And we strive to minister to people throughout the world through acts of service and proclamation of the gospel.

For further reading about our church’s vision, you may read our pastor’s Forward Together: A Guiding Framework for our Shared Future.

What is worship like?  What should I expect when I get there?

Our corporate worship is focused on God.  We believe there is no higher calling than the worship of God.  On Sunday mornings, we come together to praise God through singing, praying, and listening to his Word, the Bible.  Joyful, God-focused singing as well as biblical, practical preaching are significant components of our worship each week.

Worship at 8:30 a.m. is led by our Pastor and the First Baptist Church Praise Band.

Worship at 11:00 a.m. is led by our Pastor and the First Baptist Church Choir

We also gather at 6:00 p.m., and our time together usually includes singing, a testimony, and a message.

Come worship with us!  You will find folks wearing coats and ties as well as others wearing jeans and t-shirts.  Regardless of how you are dressed, come prepared to focus on God.

When are your services?

Because of the number of people who gather weekly for worship at First Baptist Church, we offer two different opportunities for corporate worship.  Both morning services are held in the sanctuary, and are scheduled around our central Bible study hour.  We also gather regularly for evening worship in the Chapel.

SUNDAYS

• 8:30 a.m.
  • Early Worship Service with Praise Band
• 9:50 a.m.
  • Bible Study (Sunday School Classrooms)
• 11:00 a.m.
  • Late Worship Service with Choir
• 3:45 p.m.
  • Spanish Sunday School
• 5:00 p.m.
  • Spanish Worship Service (Seminar Room)
• 6:00 p.m.
  • Prayer and Praise Service
  • Children's Choir
  • Student Discipleship Groups

WEDNESDAYS

• 5:00 p.m.
  • Fellowship Meal (The Great Room)
• 5:45 p.m.
  • AWANA
• 6:00 p.m.
  • Midweek Worship (The Great Room)
  • Student Worship Service - "Awaken" (COC)
  • Spanish Worship Service (Seminar Room)

What about my children?

We love children and believe that little ones are a vital part of our fellowship.  In addition to small group Bible Study classes for children, we also welcome children in our corporate worship gatherings.  

Nursery is available for children birth through Pre-K during both morning worship services and during Bible study.

Children’s Church is offered during the early service (8:30 am) for children K-3rd grade.  However, the last Sunday of each month children remain with their parents throughout the early worship service.  A kid-friendly activity packet is provided which follows along with the morning service.

Children remain with their parents every Sunday in the late worship service (11:00 am).  A kid-friendly activity packet is provided which follows along with the morning service.