OUR CHURCH

This church was established in January of 1886 as the Newton Baptist Church. The first pastor was J.W Reed who served until 1891 and again from 1896 to 1898. The first meetings were held at the Presbyterian Church until 1892 when it was decided to build a new church. The actual construction was started in 1893 and completed in 1895. The first services in the new building were on April 27th. In 1957 a new educational wing and fellowship hall were added. A new sanctuary was built in 1966-67. In recent years many updates have been made including all new windows, new roof, and updates in the fellowship hall.

The name of the church was changed from "Newton Baptist Church" to "First Baptist Church" on July 25th, 1926. The church has had 31 pastors since its inception including our current pastor, Dr. Steve Willis who has served since 1983.

Our Sanctuary seats 300 people. It is equipped with projector/screen/computer, sound system, hearing assist sound system, balcony, baptistry, and platform/stage.

We have a Pastor’s office, Secretary’s office, Treasurer’s office, vestibule, nursery, fellowship hall with kitchen, extension to fellowship hall (with a sink, cabinets, refrigerator, and freezer), 8 classrooms, 2 men’s and 2 women’s restrooms.

Services at First Baptist start at 9:00 am every Sunday morning followed by Sunday school at 10:30. Other Sunday evening activities include Sing for Missions and Movie Night. Wednesday Night Bible study is held at 6:00 PM. From September to May, Wednesday Night Ignite is held monthly for ages 3 through the 8th grade.

Our mission is to delight God by developing a church full of people whose integrity is beyond question, whose faith is beyond reason, and whose compassion is beyond compare.

We would like to invite you to join us next Sunday. You will find us to be a very friendly family of believers that loves our Lord and truly enjoys our Sunday morning fellowship.