Author page: First Baptist Church

Rev. Lisa Williams Hood led her first worship service as pastor of Lafayette First Baptist church on May 7, 2017 after joining the staff on May 1, 2017. Lisa came to our church from the First Baptist Church of Forest City, NC. In addition to serving as a member of the ministerial staff since 2013, Lisa also taught in a…

Aerial Photo of FBC

The following is an introduction to our pastoral candidate, Rev. Lisa Williams Hood, who will preach and lead the prayer service at 9:30 AM on Sunday, March 12, 2017. There will be a reception for Rev Hood and her husband, Matt, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the church. All are welcome to come meet the candidate. Introduction to our…

Top portion of the west stained glass window at FBC. While searching for a logo and graphics appropriate for First Baptist Church’s new mobile app for on-line giving, FBC’s Diaconate Chair and webmaster Gordon Coppoc sought out the beautiful stained glass window in the west wall of the sanctuary of the church and selected the center icon (pictured above).  The…

You’re invited to come and join us for our 9th annual Sidewalk Chalk Festival September 7-11, 2016!  Come and pick out a square to draw on or just observe the art.  The event is free!  If you or someone you know would like to participate, we recommend that you send an e-mail to hlm@hlmohler.com to reserve a square of sidewalk. Every participant will recieve…

Members of First Baptist Church are heartbroken about the sequence of events that lead to police shooting black men and the subsequent protests sponsored by Black Lives Matter. Yes, Black Lives Matter and it is important that our society find a way for our minority fellow human beings to be fully accepted and regarded without fear and hostility, on the…

  The North Street Congregations invite you to join us for one or both of the services to be held this Sunday, January 28, 2016 at 7th and North Streets, Lafayette, IN First Baptist Church will hold its Sunday Worship service at 9:30 a.m. this coming Sunday as usual. Preparation for worship: The young woman, twenty-eight years old, at St. Mark’s…

The North Street Congregations invite you to join us for one or both of the services to be held this Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 7th and North Streets, Lafayette, IN First Baptist Church will hold its Sunday Worship service at 9:30 a.m. this coming Sunday as usual. Preparation for worship: “This is the church of our dreams. A church…