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Richmond's First Baptist Church is a unique congregation where people from diverse cultural, ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds join together to put God’s love in action. All find a home in our church with opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and service.

Our people celebrate and draw strength from our diversity, which finds its unity in the Lord Jesus Christ. We embrace an international perspective with more than ten different languages spoken among our members. Men and women serve as deacons and as ordained staff in leading services and preaching sermons.

May 28, 2017

Jim Somerville: "Even in this country we are beginning to get a taste of [persecution]. A culture that used to be entirely supportive of Christianity has become more and more indifferent. ... We Christians have to stick together. If we don't learn to speak with one voice, soon we will have no voice in this culture."


May 28, 2017

Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon to the children from Sunday, May 28, 2017.


May 21, 2017

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, May 21, 2017. In this visit with the Upper Room and Gold Band classes, questions include: "How do we bring new people into our Sunday School class?" "If I don't speak in tongues, am I a real Christian?" and "What does the pastor want to see in the next decade at FBC?"


May 21, 2017

Jim Somerville: "Today's sermon is for anyone who has ever had a troubled heart. Which means that today's sermon is for everyone. So what about you? What troubles your heart?"


May 14, 2017

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, May 14, 2017. In this visit with the Epiphany class, discussions include various theological views on Jesus' life and miracles, prophetic preaching from the pulpit, the pastor's experiences leading a church in a predominantly gay neighborhood, and the importance of interfaith...