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.

The Body of Christ

Sep 11, 2023

Dr. Somerville takes a break this week from his 'When in Romans' sermon series to talk about a problem that everyone will recognize is happening in our country, and that is the fracturing of our society into like-minded communities of people who share similar ways of life, beliefs and politics. To do this as a...

When in Romans: Living Like Christians

Sep 5, 2023

Dr. Somerville continues his 'When in Romans' sermon series today and he laments that often our culture has a very negative image of what a Christian is, and he offers some ways that we as Christians can counter that image. Listen in!

When in Romans: With Minds Transformed

Aug 28, 2023

Dr. Somerville continues his summer sermon series today asks, "What did you bring to worship today?" It's a question that has been asked for thousands of years as people came to worship God, especially the Jews. And it's still a good one to ponder today as we are entering into worship each week. What are we bringing...

When in Romans: Wholehearted Belief

Aug 14, 2023

Dr. Somerville continues his When in Romans summer sermon series today tackling the topic of salvation, and what we feel we must do to save ourselves. This is one that will challenge and hopefully enlighten you as well. Listen in!

The Divine Family

Aug 7, 2023

We know from Dr. Somerville's message last week that nothing can separate us from the love of God. And that's true, but what about the inevitable heartache, sorrow, or despair that we will experience in life? How do we explain them if God loves us so much? Or preacher today, Lynn Turner, has some words to encourage...