We believe Christian Baptism is the act of immersing a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the first act of obedience in a believer’s walk with Jesus and serves as a visible picture of our participation with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism is an outward sign of the inward reality that we have died to sin and risen to live a new life. Baptism should come before entering into the full fellowship of church membership and before participating in the Lord’s Supper.
The Lord’s Supper (Communion) is a New Testament practice established by Jesus Christ. In it, we give and receive the bread and the cup as He instructed, reminding us of His sacrificial death. The Lord’s Supper is an outward sign of the nourishing grace of God in the believer’s life. Each person should approach it with thoughtful and sincere self-examination.
First Baptist Church celebrates the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday of each month. All baptized believers who are present are welcome to partake.
Matthew 3:5,6; Matthew 26:26-29; Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 14:22-25; Mark 16:16; Luke 22:14-20; John 3:22,23; John 4:1,2; John 6:26-71; Acts 2:38,41,42; Acts 8:12,36-39; Acts 10:47,48; Acts 16:32-34; Acts 18:8; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:4; 1 Corinthians 5:1,8; 1 Corinthians 10:3-32; 1 Corinthians 11:17-32; Galatians 3:27,28; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:20,21