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First Baptist Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, believers can engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts, and use them for Him.

From small groups to weekend meetups, Sunday school to morning coffee for men and women, we have dozens of opportunities to gather together in biblical community weekly, encouraging one another closer to a life devoted to Christ.

Join us for service! We would love to see you.

6:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study

6:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting

The history of First Baptist Church is not just about buildings property, and programs. It isn't just about our pastors, though we've been blessed with good "shepherds." It is about people - people from all walks of life, ordinary people who strive to do extraordinary things. It is about generations of people who serve our Lord and this church with their God-given talents - deacons, Sunday school teachers, musicians, committee members, ushers, cooks, nursery workers, custodians - all striving to do their very best.

For over 135 years, First Baptist Church of Franklinton has existed to be the church for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We have attempted to be a beacon of light in a never-darkening world that is quite different from the world of our forefathers knew, a world that is smaller due to tremendous technical changes that exist today.

In that ever-changing and frightening world, we have an anchor who assures us He will always be with us.

The mission of First Baptist Church Franklinton is the same mission Jesus gave his followers:

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

- Matthew 28:19

The vision of First Baptist Church Franklinton is to create a community of authentic believers and witness a city transformed by the life changing reality of the gospel, as people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 1:8 ESV

Our strategy is to engage in mission work corresponding to the four regions mentioned in this verse. Our Jerusalem is Washington Parish; our Judea is Louisiana; our Samaria is North America; and the ends of the earth represent our global work.

LOCATED 2208 Washington Street Franklinton, LA 70438

PHONE (985) 322-2017

Hours

Usual hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with families coming to choose their food in assigned time slots. The Thrift Shop helps support the food bank and is open on Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Info

It was founded in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina and began as a food choice pantry under the sponsorship of FBC in March 2016 .

Mission

To support Washington Parish families through access to nutritional food, advocacy, and education and to provide individual emergency and parish wide disaster response.