What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 10:30am; Sunday at 9am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Salinas, CA is a Baptist church. It is one of 8 Baptist congregations in Salinas.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Salinas, CA 93901. It is one of 63 churches in Salinas, and one of 8 Baptist congregations in the city.

We desire to help people encounter the life-altering grace of Jesus Christ through collectively worshiping the Lord through singing, prayer, generosity, interacting with one another, and proclaiming the timeless truth found in God’s Word.

Welcome to FBC Salinas! At FBC Salinas we have a three-pronged vision: One Message (Love God, Love People), One Purpose (Make Disciples), One Response (Worship Jesus Christ).

Salinas, CA, 93901

Service times

Sunday 10:30am
Sunday 9am

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,840 congregations of the Baptist family gather across California — 71,352 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

Student Ministry
Children’s Ministry
Melody Park Christian School
Spiritual Formation Classes
Life Groups
Care and Prayer Ministry
Women’s Ministry
Men’s Ministry
I-55 Mature Ministry
Missions Ministry
Streets of Bethlehem
Music Ministry

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

Social Isolation: 34.2%
Food Insecurity: 21.0%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.9%
Poverty Rate: 18.5% (9.9–27.2%)
Housing Insecurity: 17.7%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Salinas city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 9,276 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

Calvary Evangelistic Church — 0.2 mi away
Chinese Christian Church-salinas — 0.3 mi away
Parallel Church — 0.3 mi away
New Harvest Salinas — 0.3 mi away
Iglesia Bautista Fundamental De Salinas — 0.3 mi away
Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
Venture Church Salinas — 0.5 mi away
Valley Baptist Church Salinas — 0.5 mi away
Efraim Valverde — 0.5 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Iglesia Bautista Fundamental De Salinas — 0.3 mi away
Valley Baptist Church Salinas — 0.5 mi away
New Hope Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church — 1 mi away
First Baptist Church-salinas — 1.3 mi away

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