First Baptist Church of Columbia
First Baptist Church of Columbia is a Baptist church at 1112 East Broadway in Columbia, MO 65201. It is one of 156 churches in Columbia, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.
First Baptist is a unique voice for progressive Christianity in Columbia, seeking to form Christ-like disciples in authentic community for the good of the world.
First Baptist Church of Columbia is a vibrant community of Christ-followers striving not for uniformity, but for unity that can only come through the work of the Holy Spirit.
1112 East Broadway, Columbia, MO, 65201Service times
Sunday School Summer 2026Time: 10:15amMore Details Sunday | Jul 26, 2026All-Church Worship 11:15 am (as listed)
Phone: (573) 442-1149 · Website: http://fbc-columbia.org/
First Baptist Church of Columbia is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,662 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Missouri — 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 of Columbia
- Adult Ministry
- Young Adult Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Children's Ministry
- Nursery/Toddler's Ministry
- Extra Mile Transitional House
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Latest from First Baptist Church Columbia, MO's YouTube channel: Rev Kristin McAtee 8/2/2026 Worship at First Baptist Church of Columbia, MO (all videos).
The community around First Baptist Church of Columbia
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 73.8% (54.0–93.6%)
- Poverty Rate: 69.4%
- Food Insecurity: 33.6%
- Depression: 32.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
- Social Isolation: 39.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 21.6%
- Unemployment: 7.7% (1.7–13.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Columbia city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 1,994 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church of Columbia
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- UKIRK Ministries-Columbia, MO — 0.1 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- International Community Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Firestone Baars Chapel — 0.2 mi away
- Missouri United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Calvary Episocopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Campus Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- International Friends — 0.3 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Second Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Memorial Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Karis Church — 1.4 mi away
- Parkade Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
- Summit Baptist Church — 2 mi away