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First Baptist Church

An American Baptist Congregation

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Sunday Worship Times


Worship

8:38 & 11:00 a.m. CT in person

11:00 a.m. livestreamed

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    9:30 a.m. CT

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        What’s Coming Up


        Taizé-style Worship Service (hosted by FBC)

        March 6 @ 6:00 pm

        Join us for a Taizé-style worship service at FBC.

        Tuesday Lenten Lunch and Learn Book Study

        March 10 @ 12:00 pm

        Every Tuesday at noon during Lent, bring your lunch and join us in the Sojourners Room or on Zoom to discuss the book An Unlikely Lent: Extraordinary People of the […]

        Team Blue Lenten Walking Meditation

        March 14 @ 9:30 am

        Meet at the church to carpool or caravan to the Suzanne Ecke McColl Nature Reserve and Roth Trailhead at the KU Field Station where we will walk the here-ing labyrinth by […]

        Who We Are


        We are a loving, theologically diverse faith community in the American Baptist tradition helping each other follow Jesus through the core values of welcome, worship, work, and wonder. Physically located in a university town, we think of ourselves as a “sending church,” welcoming people who are here for school or teaching for a time who then go on to serve in other places. Now, we’ve expanded our thinking to welcome our online congregation as well, learning to help those people participate and serve from where they are. We’re committed to a model of creation care based on Psalm 8 and our role as stewards of creation. We also value our intergenerational nature: Children and youth are encouraged to participate in worship services and also help lead them, and we have Sunday school for children and youth as well as adults. Senior adults serve in active, integral roles, helping to lead worship, participating in music groups and discussion groups and more. We welcome you to worship, study, and serve with us, wherever you are!

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        Welcome. Worship. Work. Wonder.


        As we practice our faith together and seek God’s leading for our congregation, we find ourselves relying on the framework of four core tasks to help focus us. Click on the images below to learn more!

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        1330 Kasold Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049
        Phone: 785-843-0020

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        1330 Kasold Drive
        Lawrence, KS 66049

        785-843-0020

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