Welcome to First Baptist Church

Jesus said, “As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13.24b) Jesus calls us to love one another. That is our goal here at First Baptist – to be a “church with a heart for Jesus!”

As you join us for worship or activities, we hope you will experience Jesus’ love in tangible and active ways.

We believe that showing Jesus’ love includes: caring and connecting with others; building up believers to be stronger servants of Jesus; reaching out to our community and world with loving actions and Jesus’ message. We also believe that we are called to show our “heart for Jesus” through our worship, our Christ-like lifestyle, and our growing faith.

First Baptist Church of Rochester

For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies
For the love which from our birth, over and around us lies,
Lord of all to Thee we raise...this our hymn of grateful praise.

One of my favorite beautiful places, Elk Creek Lake, in southern Indiana. Isn't God amazing!
Pastor Mark