Where is First Baptist Church Capitol Hill located?

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill is at 900 Nelson Merry Street, Nashville, TN, 37203, Nashville-Davidson, TN, 37203.

What time are services at First Baptist Church Capitol Hill?

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill meets Sunday at 10am; Sunday at 8:45am (School). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church Capitol Hill?

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill in Nashville-Davidson, TN is a Baptist church. It is one of 208 Baptist congregations in Nashville-Davidson.

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill is a Baptist church at 900 Nelson Merry Street, Nashville, TN, 37203 in Nashville-Davidson, TN 37203. It is one of 705 churches in Nashville-Davidson, and one of 208 Baptist congregations in the city.

With a commitment to loving God, making disciples, and serving the community, our church aims to be a place where everyone can feel a sense of belonging.

For just under two centuries, First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill has been a vibrant part of the Nashville community, and we are excited about the incredible things God is doing in our midst.

Serving since 1848

900 Nelson Merry Street, Nashville, TN, 37203, Nashville-Davidson, TN, 37203

Service times

Sunday 10am
Sunday 8:45am · School

Phone: (615) 255-8757 · Website: https://firstbaptistcapitolhill.org/

First Baptist Church Capitol Hill is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,872 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Tennessee — 71,419 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 Capitol Hill

Children's Church
Nursery

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Latest from First Baptist Church Capitol Hill's YouTube channel: The Liberating Ministry and Witness of Big Mama - Ruth 4:13-17 (all videos).

The community around First Baptist Church Capitol Hill

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 adults here carry depression. 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.

Depression: 28.4%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) is served by 773 churches — about one congregation for every 875 residents.

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