First Baptist Church of Temple
First Baptist Church of Temple is a Baptist church at 8015 West Adams Avenue in Temple, TX 76502. It is one of 97 churches in Temple, and one of 22 Baptist congregations in the city.
Leading those far from God to encounter him and grow in the ways of Christ
First Baptist Temple is an autonomous body of Christ followers, operating through democratic processes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and is voluntary affiliated with Texas Baptists (the BGCT) and numerous other partner institutions at the national and global level.
Serving since 1984
8015 West Adams Avenue, Temple, TX, 76502Service times
- Sunday 9:30am
- Sunday 11am
Phone: (254) 773-6866 · Website: http://firsttemple.org/
First Baptist Church of Temple is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 7,375 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Texas — 71,350 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 Temple
- Helping Hands Ministry
- Kids' Day Out
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Upcoming events at First Baptist Church of Temple
- Sun, Nov 8 · 8 AM: LG - Open Arms — First Baptist Church Temple
- Sun, Nov 8 · 9:30 AM: LG - Pope/McNeal — First Baptist Church Temple
- Sun, Nov 8 · 9:30 AM: LG - Harmon — First Baptist Church Temple
- Sun, Nov 8 · 11 AM: LG - Daily Living — First Baptist Church Temple
- Sun, Nov 8 · 11 AM: LG - Faithbuilders
From First Baptist Church of Temple's public calendar (http://firsttemple.org/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from First Baptist Church of Temple on Vimeo: (OLD) 9:30 Classic Service (all videos).
The community around First Baptist Church of Temple
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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.
- Obesity: 40.9%
- Depression: 26.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (7.6–16.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Temple city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 1,319 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church of Temple
- Vista Community Church — 0.9 mi away
- Lakeview Church — 1.1 mi away
- First Church of God in Christ — 1.5 mi away
- Temple Christian Center — 1.8 mi away
- Foundation Church — 1.9 mi away
- Three Angels Seventh-day Adventist Church — 2.4 mi away in Belton, TX
- Belton Church of Christ — 2.8 mi away in Belton, TX
- Harvest Church — 2.9 mi away
- Temple Brethren Church — 3 mi away
- Real Life Bible Church — 3 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Fellowship Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away in Morgan's Point Resort, TX
- Faith Baptist Church — 3.6 mi away
- Heights Baptist Church — 3.6 mi away
- Meadow Oaks Baptist Church — 3.7 mi away
- Immanuel Baptist Church — 4.3 mi away