First Baptist Church

"We love to worship the Lord here with simple instruments and meaningful songs. No spotlights, celebrity performance or solos. Pastor Harry expounds the Scriptures to edify and encourage. It's a mixed congregation, very friendly, many young adults and young families. Come worship God and hear what He has to say!"

"Loved my visit to this oldest of Baptist churches in NYC. The building wears a kind of shiny-at-the-elbows beauty, but the real joy was to worship with these fellow believers and hear God’s word preached straight and true."

"Good kind people work in this church, they serve free breakfast from 9:00-10:00 A.M. Help will come if you need help. This church would have a free service, Volunteers work for you. You can get it here. 1. I eat breakfast Tuesday/Thursday. Sandwich/Chicken or Vegetarian soup in the morning. 2. Shower and free new clothes after shower. 3. Restroom, here you can go to the toilet. 4. Books You can read books in the library until 12:00. 5. Assistance programs. 6. By volunteering, you can give 1-2 hours of your time and help people. 7. Communication, if you have problems or are in a difficult situation in life, they will help you here. God is in the heart ❤️ of each of us. Accept a helping hand - you are not alone in this world."

"Hearing that this was a historical landmark, we visited this church as a family. Extremely diverse attendees from various ethnic, racial groups. The Sunday school was dealing with how to handle feelings such as anger and how to manage and overcome your anger to have more healthy relationships and family dynamics. Extremely relevant and helpful. The Sunday preaching by Pastor Harry was dynamic, clear and helpful. The line by line study of the scriptures and how it relates to other books of the Bible was clearly explained: Christ is the Savior. As imperfect people we all need his help to free us from what ensnares or holds us captive to live a free life. The exposition was clear, engaging and relevant. There was also a Baptism and the sharing was encouraging. The architecture and acoustics was very uplifting."

"I have been a member of FBC for the last 5+ years and am so thankful! We are currently meeting each Sunday at 9:45 for Sunday School and 11am for the church service. Masks on and socially distanced seating have made it possible to still worship together, and for that I deeply thank the Lord!"