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Please join the Winston-Salem State University Choirs for their annual holiday concert, under the direction of Maestra D’Walla Simmons-Burke, on Sunday, December 4 at 4:00 P.M.! This event will be held at K.R. Wiliams Auditorium on the campus of Winston-Salem State University!

The Youth Ministry will be collecting donations for this year’s Samaritan Ministries Penny Campaign! This year’s campaign will be from Sunday, November 20 until Sunday, December 18. You can make your donations by: For more information, please contact Dr. Pamela Dockery-Howard at 336-778-0736.

We recognize and thank our veterans on this Veteran’s Day (Friday, November 11). Click on an image to enlarge it.

Thanks to everyone who donated to the 2022 CROP Hunger Walk Fundraiser and came out to the event on Sunday, October 16! With your help, First Baptist Church donated $3,325.00 toward this year’s effort to combat the problem of hunger in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community!

Happy Birthday to our members celebrating a birthday in November 2022!

First Baptist Church welcomes Rev. Dr. Arvan Ray Campbell as our Interim Pastor. A. Ray Campbell was born the eldest of three children to the late Dan Campbell and the late Gloria Campbell-Cooper. He accepted Christ at an early age, having a desire for ministry in his heart. He was educated in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and later earned a BA degree in Accounting from Dillard University in 1973. Dr. Campbell was called to the gospel ministry…

First Baptist Church will recognize its Gold Star Members during our Founder’s Day Service on Sunday, October 16! These are individuals who have been members of First Baptist Church for fifty years or more: Congratulations to our newest Gold Star Members! We would like to recognize Mrs. Annie Pearl Wilson with 83 years of membership and our oldest Gold Star Member, Dr. Virginia Newell, who is 105 years young! We also celebrate the memories of the First Baptist Church Family…

We are pleased to announce our guest speakers for this year’s Fall Revival! Rev. Dr. William S. Epps, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California, will be our speaker on Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18. Rev. James Gilliam, Pastor of Antioch Christian Church here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will join us on Wednesday, October 19. Bulletins Media

We are happy to announce the speakers for our 2022 Church Anniversary Celebrations! 143rd Founders’ Day Sunday, October 16, 202210:00 A.M.Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. William S. EppsSenior Pastor, Historic Second Baptist ChurchLos Angeles, California Fall Revival Services Monday, October 17 – Wednesday, October 19, 20226:00 P.M. Please click here for more information. 143rd Church Anniversary Sunday, October 23, 202210:00 A.M.Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Darryl W. AaronSenior Pastor, Providence Baptist ChurchGreensboro, North Carolina

This year’s theme for our Church Anniversary is “First Baptist at 143: A Legacy of God’s Grace; Past, Present, and Future”. Our scripture references are the third chapter of Proverbs and Matthew 5:13-18. The speakers for our Founder’s Day, Fall Revival, and Anniversary Sunday services have also been announced! Please click here for more information! We also recognize our Gold Star Member Milestones for this anniversary! Our newest Gold Star Members are Mr. Bernard Foy, Jr., Mrs. Janice Pettigrew, Mr.…