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.

Setting the Captives Free

Aug 25, 2019

Jim Somerville: "I can remember when people used to dress up and come to church no matter what. It wasn’t so long ago that we Americans made some pretense of remembering the Sabbath and keeping it holy. And *pretense* may be the right word..."

"All Together in August", 8/25/19

Aug 25, 2019

Dr. F. Scott Spencer's Sunday morning study from August 25, 2019.

Forcing a Decision

Aug 18, 2019

Jim Somerville: "To say that Jesus is Lord is to say that the government is not, the president is not. Only Jesus has complete control over your life..."

"All Together in August", 8/18/19

Aug 18, 2019

Dr. F. Scott Spencer's Sunday morning study from August 18, 2019.

Where Is Your Treasure?

Aug 11, 2019

Jim Somerville: "Every once in a while Christy will say to me, 'Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a little place in the mountains?' It would be nice, but I know what I would be doing every time we went there. I would be fixing plumbing that didn’t work very well in a place that wasn’t connected to the city sewer...