News

First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue is now on YouTube! We are pleased to expand our ministry online and we look forward to sharing more content with you! You can find our YouTube channel at this link. See one of our recent services below, and be sure to like, share, and subscribe!

Please see the following statement by Reverend Ford regarding steps being taken to maintain the safety of our Church family and friends during the situation regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This announcement is effective March 27, 2020.

We advise all of our members and friends to stay aware of the situation regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Please see the information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention below and share this information widely.

Here is our Choir Calendar for March-May, 2020! Hover over the image and click the down arrow to switch between months!

Please enjoy this video: “FBC @ 140: A Sankofa Moment!”

Please join us and our friends from the Wake Forest University School of Divinity for our annual event for the Lenten Season! Each service will be Fridays at 12:00 P.M. from February 28 until April 3!

We’re pleased to announce that we have a presence on SoundCloud! You can now hear past sermons by Reverend Ford online- click below to listen and download!

First Baptist Church recognized its Gold Star Members during our Founder’s Day Service on Sunday, October 20. These are individuals who have been members of First Baptist Church for fifty years or more: Congratulations to our newest Gold Star Members Mr. William Dean, Ms. Linda Ledbetter Glenn, and Mr. David Peay, each at 50 years!  And we would like to recognize our oldest Gold Star Member, Dr. Virginia Newell, who is 102 years young! We also celebrate the memories of the First…

Our own Ronald Fulton has an exhibit of his woodworking currently on display at the Paddison Memorial Branch Library in Kernersville! Our Senior Ministry visited the exhibit last week, and we hope that you’ll do the same!

We would like to congratulate our own Mae Timmons Moore, who was crowned Ms. North Carolina Senior America on Saturday, May 18! She will go on to represent North Carolina at the national Ms. Senior America pageant in October. Read more about Ms. Moore at this link, courtesy of The Pilot of Southern Pines!