The Encouraging Place along with First Baptist Church and the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals (NCSHP) cordially invites you to “Who Is My Neighbor?” on Saturday, May 4, at 9:30am here at the church. The morning will start off with a […]

Our regularly scheduled church conference will be held Wednesday, April 24, at 6:15pm. Please note that our prayer time will begin at 6pm, so the conference can begin on time. The Zoom link is below, as well as a call-in number for those […]

Our annual spring music celebration program will be Wednesday, May 1, at 6:15 pm in the fellowship hall. Every week, our hallways on Wednesday evening are resonant with music, as we gather across the generations to play, ring, and sing […]

Wednesday, April 24 5:15pm Meal served (FH) 5:45pm Children’s music (301/307/311) 6:15pm Church conference (FH) 6:30pm Children’s missions (PS/CS) 6:30pm Handbell rehearsal (302) 7:30pm Adult choir rehearsal (310/S)   Thursday, April 25 7am Band of Brothers (Zoom) 10:30am Thirty-Niners lunch […]

The process of compiling a digital or hard copy pictorial directory for our church membership and staff is underway! The photographer is hired, days and times for photo sittings are established, volunteers to compile the contact information are ready and […]

Wednesday, April 24: Psalm 95; Micah 7:8-20; Mark 14:26-31 Thursday, April 25: Psalm 22:25-31; Amos 8:1-7; Acts 8:1b-8 Friday, April 26: Psalm 22:25-31; Amos 8:11-13; Acts 8:9-25 Saturday, April 27: Psalm 22:25-31; Amos 9:7-15; Mark 4:30-32 Sunday, April 28: Acts […]

After many years, we have a new phone system in place! The new system includes an automated attendant, and you must dial an extension to speak to a person. To contact a minister or staff person directly, you may enter […]

Our church librarians are starting a new initiative to keep the congregation better informed about opportunities available in the library. Periodically, we plan to highlight a book or series we believe readers will find important, helpful, and entertaining. We will include […]

We are thrilled to announce the long-awaited debut of the new sound system in our sanctuary this Sunday, April 14! After years of waiting, we can finally offer our community what we hope will be an unparalleled audio experience during our worship […]

Are you ready to step up to the plate and join our church league softball team? We welcome players of all abilities, ages 18 and up, to come together for some fun and friendly competition. Take a look at the […]

Our intergenerational VBS will be Sunday, July 28 – Thursday, August 1 from 5–8pm (which includes an optional supper). There will be self-contained classes for babies through rising kindergarteners, and for rising 1st graders through adults, we’ll have age-grouped Bible study […]

The Trustees have presented a Recommendation for a Bylaw Amendment. The first Reading of the Bylaw Amendment was at Church Conference was on February 28.  The Bylaw Amendment will be voted on at the April 24 Church Conference. Click here to access […]

Please note that every person eating Wednesday night supper must check-in with our volunteer collection team before getting their meal. Even if you have pre-paid online, please check-in with our volunteer. We recognize that many of you do this every week, but many do not. […]

Mark your calendar for the following dates for church conference in 2024: April 24, May 22, August 28, September 25, October 23, November 20, and December 18.

Due to the high use of the WiFi at the church, we have established a guest WiFi network. Please begin using FBC-MG when at the church. The password is “biography.” This network refreshes each day so we will not clog up the network with users, […]

In his preface to Terrence Tilley’s book Story Theology, Robert McAfee Brown says that the Jewish and Christian faiths were launched when someone had a question and someone else replied, “My friend, let me tell you a story…” Stories lie […]

Each week, we post And Also with ‘Cue’s weekly schedule in Rose Window Weekly as well as on our AAWC Facebook page to let you know our lunch schedule and if there will be outside events on the weekend for you […]

Bright and early on Sunday morning, before Sunday School began, our FBC Buddies joined together to assemble 140 jars of dried bean soup (complete with a seasoning packet and bay leaf!) to share with our clothing ministry clients later this […]

On May 20-22 FBC will host three national organizations holding their annual meeting. We last hosted this meeting in May 2019. Over 200 participants will be at FBC from the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, the Baptist History […]

The Japanese Baptist Church of Raleigh (part of our FBC ministry) is in need of a working 50” or larger flat-screen smart TV. In addition, we have some of our FBC classrooms that could benefit from a mounted TV. If you are […]

SALT SHAKERS 2024 It is time to sign up for Salt Shakers 2024! This is a great way to get to know people in your church family with whom you might never spend an evening otherwise. There will be four dinner dates […]

For many years, our congregation has been providing financial assistance for our neighbors in need through the Mike Morris Fellowship Fund. In the late fall of 2019, we started Housing All with Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. We worked diligently to provide rental […]

Cancellation information about scheduled activities will be noted on a recorded greeting obtained by calling he office at 919-832-4485. Information will also be supplied to WRAL-TV (1st Baptist, Salisbury St), WTVD-TV (First Baptist Church-Salisbury St) and posted on our home […]

The new issue of our First Foundations magazine is hot off the press, and ready for you to read! Magazines are currently available in the Lewis building lobby by the elevators. There are also copies of the magazine located at all entrances to […]

We are in need of adults and youth who are interested in serving once a quarter to provide top-notch care for our preschoolers during worship (10:45–12 noon). Folks interested must be church members or actively involved in the life of the […]