COVID-19 Updates
First Baptist Church Wilmington offers weekly online and in-person worship services. Please scroll down for the latest updates regarding the virus. UPDATE AUGUST 19, 2021 Dear First Baptist Family, I write to you on behalf of the Leadership Council. Our council met last night, and while it was a difficult decision for...
Wholly Devoted
It has been said that life is a cycle of happiness and sadness, clarity and confusion, and all the emotions that propel us in between. We are excited to introduce Wholly Devoted, the new weekly blog by the staff of First Baptist Church. We will share experiences, wonderings, and reflections in the...
Staff Chat
Watch Staff Chat to hear from our FBC Staff Ministers. Share with us topics or ideas for our next staff chat (Click HERE). Staff Chat Episode 25 — It has been a busy Spring filling empty positions around our office. Retirements, career changes and going back to school left us with vital...
Hunkered Down Homilies
Writings and things to ponder by Dr. Jim Baldwin, Minister to Senior Adults, during this time of COVID-19. Enjoy!! This week’s Homilies – – September 16 – “Clarity”: I had to make an early morning drive from Wallace into Wilmington last week (by early morning I mean before 10:00!) Anyway, as...
A Message For This Week
April 26 – Meditation on Joshua 3 & 4 | Rev. Jayne Davis – There are times when it has felt like wandering – with uncertainty, frustration; I heard a podcaster say – Be patient with me; this is my first pandemic – And we know how he feels. We’ve sort...
Pastor Transition News
Times of transition can be unsettling with many questions still to be answered. But they can also be rich times of trusting in God and watching his plans and provision unfold. Let us look to the future together with hope and confidence that God has great things in store for First...
2021 Spiritual Leadership
Spiritual leaders help us become like Jesus. They look where Jesus is leading, listen to His voice, and try to become like Him; then they invite us to do the same.