Welcome
Welcome to First Baptist Church of Athens, TX. We've designed this site to help you understand what we're all about. Our goal as a church is to bring the grace of Jesus Christ to the world through relevant worship, empowering people, and meeting needs. Thoughts on the mission statement: We stake our claim on grace. The whole world needs it. We have to take it to the world. It cannot just be sent by others we actually have to take it. Three desires drive us: that every person loves God, that every person grows to look like Christ, and that every person ...
Experience Community
We believe very strongly in community at FBC and have worked hard to make sure everyone in the church is connected in some way or another ot a community of people who love God and love people. The Christian life was meant to be lived in community and the writer of Hebrews even states, "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Global Outreach
We believe God has not only called us to be His hands and feet here in Athens, but that what He's doing here will affect the world. We believe God wants to change the world and we want to be a part! Acts 1:8 "you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, and to the ends of the earth" In our "serving" section you will see that we have opportunites for you to serve locally and globally. Serve Your Church- find out ministry opportunities right here at First Baptist where you might could serve the Lord Serve Your City- we have numerous opportunities right here ...
FBC Stories
Lee Bush and Jim Palmer
Lee Bush and Jim Palmer speak about their recent trip to Ethiopia in a relentless...
Ted Metettal
Hope Springs Water Hope Springs Water acknowledges that approximately 1.2 billion...
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Teacher Appreciation – A Success!
Thanks to everyone for providing the WONDERFUL homemade cookies and treats. The...
Meals of Kindness – September 29
Athens area churches will provide a community dinner held at Eastern Hills CofC on...
School Uniforms Days
In August, 661 AISD students were given school uniforms, new socks and underwear. 556...
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August 29, 2010
This is the first day that my boyhood dog, Nicky, (Highland Chief Kinnikinnick, no really, he had papers; that was his official name) came... [Read more of this review]
August 22, 2010
Golf is a seriously weird game. I played infrequently when I lived in Spearman, but only once since moving to Athens, mostly because it... [Read more of this review]
August 15, 2010
In the category of “WOW, I didn’t know that”— last Thursday night was an eye opener. I was invited to a recognition dinner hosted... [Read more of this review]
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