First Baptist Church Merritt Island
First Baptist Church Merritt Island is a Baptist church at 140 Magnolia Ave in Merritt Island, FL 32952-4816. It is one of 42 churches in Merritt Island, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our first love is Jesus Christ, and our first priority is sharing the gospel. We are a church devoted to the great commission, beginning with our local community, then reaching outward to our county, our state, and ultimately, the world.
First Baptist Church of Merritt Island has been a part of our community since 1949. We are a Bible-believing, multi-generational church dedicated to preaching and teaching the whole counsel of God’s Word.
Services in Spanish
140 Magnolia Ave, Merritt Island, FL, 32952-4816Service times
Monday - Thursday | 9 AM (as listed)
Phone: +13214532144 · Website: https://www.fbcmi.com/
First Baptist Church Merritt Island is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,713 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Florida — 71,872 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 Merritt Island
- Orientation Class
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Upcoming events at First Baptist Church Merritt Island
- Thu, Aug 6: Young Pros Bible Study — Firehouse Upstairs (Nicholas), 140 Magnolia Avenue, Merritt Island, FL 32952
- Fri, Aug 7: Men's Friday Bible Study with Henry Nevares — Grove D01 (Marion), 140 Magnolia Avenue, Merritt Island, FL 32952
- Sun, Aug 9: Worship Service
- Mon, Aug 10: House of Hope — House of Hope Boutique, 140 Magnolia Avenue, Merritt Island, FL 32952
- Fri, Aug 14: Buddy Break — A100 Kids Central Entrance, 140 Magnolia Avenue, Merritt Island, FL 32952
From First Baptist Church Merritt Island's public calendar (https://www.fbcmi.com/). Times are the church's local time.
Watch
Latest from FBCMI's YouTube channel: August 2, 2026, Worship Service (all videos).
The community around First Baptist Church Merritt Island
Within about a mile of this church, about 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Diabetes: 13.6%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Baptist Church Merritt Island
- Merritt Assembly of God — 0.2 mi away
- Unity of Merritt Island — 0.3 mi away
- Merritt Island Wesleyan Church — 0.3 mi away
- Universal Healing Center and Chapel — 0.5 mi away
- Redeemer Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
- Faith Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
- Grace United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Merritt Island Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
- Merritt Island Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
- Destiny Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
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