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Please join us for a joint service of University Church and First Baptist Church at 10:00 AM, Sunday, 11/19/17. The joint service will be followed by a carry-in Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey will be supplied!! All are welcome even if you forgot to bring a covered dish.

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…

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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…

Our church will celebrate open communion and Consecration Sunday this Sunday, October 2. Jacob Garrett (cello) and Melanie Manges (keyboard) will open the service with the prelude. Pastor Gary Reif will preach on “Doing Something More” and has chosen the following as “Preparation for Worship.” “The whole gospel is dramatized in the ordinance of Holy Communion; it is a reminder of…

We Gather As God’s People Before the service, speak to God. During the service, let God speak to you. After the service, speak to one another. Preparation for Worship Prelude Dear Lord, please give me … A few friends who understand me and yet remain my friends. A work to do which has real value, without which the world would…

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…