Richmond's First Baptist Church

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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.

Josie Carver

Jan 27, 2019

Josie Carver's homily from the Service for Prayer and Healing, Sunday, January 27, 2019.

Truth

Jan 27, 2019

Jim Somerville: "I wonder if that's what we are truly hungry for in this country: the truth. Have we been hearing fake news for so long now, from both sides, that we simply don't know what to believe anymore? Are we straining our ears to hear words that ring true...?"

Phillip W. Martin

Jan 20, 2019

Phillip W. Martin, Senior Pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church, speaks at the Gathering at Five on Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Beauty

Jan 20, 2019

Jim Somerville: "I may be way off base here, but I wonder if the division in our nation could be traced back to something as simple as the 'Like' button on Facebook..."

Strength

Jan 13, 2019

Jim Somerville: "When I was dreaming up this series, I was thinking about the deep division between Republicans and Democrats in this country and what that division has done to us. We are not 'one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' We are two armies, engaged in fierce battle. We will...