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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.


Jan 23, 2023

Why would the first disciples drop everything that their lives were built upon to follow Jesus?  That's hard for us to wrap our heads around these day, but listen in and Dr. Somerville might have some helpful insights that will help make more sense of their actions .


Jan 15, 2023

Dr. Somerville continues his sermon series today and says that if you spend time with Jesus, your life can be changed.  Is that true? You may get the answer to that question by listening in!


Jan 9, 2023

In his new sermon series, "Be curious, Not Judgmental," Dr. Somervilles ends the sermon with the question, "Where else would I be?"  It is specifically referring to being here in church on Sunday morning, however the question can be viewed with a much deeper lens.  Listen in to see how he arrives at...


Jan 2, 2023

Today Dr. Somerville helps walk us across the brigde from the Christmas season into a new year.  And today he wants us to remember the commitments that we've made in the past to friends, family and our church, and to consider renewing the covenants that we have made with them.  Sure, a lot of things may have changed...