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First Baptist Church, in partnership with the Centennial Neighborhood, is planning a community garden on their property located at 415 N. 7th St. Lafayette, IN.  First Baptist won a grant from the American Baptist Churches of IN & KY to purchase top soil and construct raised garden beds for this project. More information about how Lafayette residents can participate in…

Guest harpist Melissa Gallant will be with us on December 21st (the Sunday before Christmas) during our Sunday morning worship service.  Come worship with us and enjoy some beautiful harp music.  

On December 17th at 6:30 PM we will meet together in the fellowship hall, and then go caroling in the neighborhood around the church.  After caroling in the neighborhood, we will enjoy some refreshments and warm up in the fellowship hall.  Then, we will go caroling with a couple shut-ins.

Sunday December 14th our choir will perform their Christmas Cantata during our worship service, which begins at the regular 9:30 am time.  Then, at 11:00 am we will share a meal together in the fellowship hall.

The Journal & Courier recently ran a major article covering our partnership with University Church: http://www.jconline.com/story/life/faith/2014/09/06/university-church-finds-new-home-first-baptist/15217627/ University Church will start having services at First Baptist Church Sunday mornings on September 14th, 2014 at 11:00 am.  The hope of both churches is that this will not be a temporary situation, but rather it might be a way for us to help…

You’re invited to come and join us for our 7th annual Sidewalk Chalk Festival September 3-7, 2014!  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…

It was another great year for Worship in the Street! WLFI reported on Worship in the Street here: http://wlfi.com/2014/07/06/congregates-from-differing-denominations-worship-in-the-street/  

First Baptist Church is the new home of the Health Hut.  The Health Hut is a ministry of University Church.  The Health Hut collects health items, and then distributes health kits to people in our community who need it.  The Health Hut will be housed at First Baptist, and we will distribute the health kits at the Free Community Meals…

We will be joining with First Christian Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Brown Street United Methodist Church, and St. John’s Episcopal Church on Sunday July 6th at 10:00 am out in the street for a combined worship service.  We will meet on 6th Street between First Christian Church and Trinity United Methodist Church.

First Baptist Church will gather with the other downtown churches for our annual Blessing of the Palms service at the corner of 6th and North Street at 10:15 am on Sunday April 13th.  Then, First Baptist will join with First Christian for a special time of worship together at First Christian Church.