About us
Mission and Vision
As a church, we believe that every follower of Jesus should have a regular routine of corporate Worship, Bible Study, Fellowship, and Service. This is​ summarized in our motto: "Knowing, Loving, Serving Christ... Together."
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We are a church with a 5-pointed vision that we hope will help us reach our surrounding community. First Baptist strives to be a "Church at the Heart of the City" known for our Neighborhood Focus, Relational Discipleship, Radical Hospitality, connection with Young Adults, and enthusiasm for Fresh Expressions of Church. To learn more about what that means, we invite you to continue to explore our website and contact us with questions.
Our Beliefs
We believe in the One God Who exists eternally in Three Persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in Jesus, the perfect incarnation of God the Son, Who died taking upon Himself our sins, rose again on the third day, and will come again.
We believe all humans are created in the image of God and deeply loved by our Creator. Yet, because of our sinful choices, we are in need of a Savior.
We believe Jesus is that Savior—the Savior of all who will turn from their sin and follow Him.
We believe in the power of God’s Holy Spirit to teach, comfort, enable and transform us.
We believe in the Bible as the trustworthy authority for what we believe and practice.
We believe in the Church as the body of Christ in the world.
We believe in our calling to meet human needs and to encourage others to follow Jesus, both in our community and around the world.
We believe our decisions in this life have eternal consequences.
We further believe that our hope for Heaven comes through faith in Jesus, not our own goodness.
We believe we are to be good stewards of our God-given resources, from our talents to our finances to our planet.
We believe in grace as the heart of the Christian faith.
We also affirm the 1963 version of the Baptist Faith & Message. Neither that nor the above is an all-inclusive statement of our beliefs. To view a more comprehensive summary of our beliefs, a copy of the Baptist Faith & Message, and helpful information about what we believe about sexuality and women in ministry, please click here.
our MiniSters:
Travis Collins
Senior Pastor
Jud Reasons
Executive Pastor
Billy Orton
Minister of Music & Worship
Holly Canup
Minister to Median Adults (Age 40-59)
Mandy Davenport
Interim Kids Ministry Associate
Scott Day
Minister of Missions
Esther Kim
Associate Minister of Music
John Lemons
Minister to Young Adults (Age 22-39)
Charley Lowry
Minister to Contemporary Worship
Jamie Mackey
Minister to Students (7th Grade-College)
Kristin Prasad
Minister to Kids & Families
Mark Seanor
Minister to Experienced Adults (Age 60+)
Ministerial Leadership Support:
Debbie Bell
Business Administrator
Brian Temple
Media Director
Our Ministry Residents:
Denisha Akpan
Ministry Resident to Students
Sam Maxwell
Ministry Resident to Young Adults
Ministerial Support Staff:
Bethany Bowlin
Communications & Engagement
Amy Helser
Music & Worship
Barbara Sizemore
Music & Worship
Cindy Thompson
Family Ministries
Lisa Wilson
Asst. to Pastor/Exec. Pastor/ Exp. Adults
Program Support Staff:
Kay Bugg
Receptionist
Kathy Ingram
Weekday Early Education Director
Roger Hayes
Facilities Manager
Pam LaPier
Food Services Director
Alison Hoskins
Church Accountant
Judy Lassiter
Computer Network Administrator
Hallie McDavid
Receptionist
Angela Seanor
Nursery Coordinator
Reta Tumlin
Accounting Asst./SafeKeeping Policies