First Family Calls 'Transitional Pastor'
Our church recently voted to call Sid Woodruff as our new transitional pastor to help lead our church while we search for a new senior pastor. Learn more >>First Family helps LEad National Day of Prayer event
Pastor Pete, Dick and Mel, and the First Family Worship Team helped lead this year's celebration of the National Day of Prayer. View photo gallery >>First Baptist minister honored for 45-plus years of ministry
The First Baptist Church of Columbia will honor the Rev. Billy Kimbrough on Sunday, March 1, for his 45-plus years in fulltime ministry on the occasion of his 10th anniversary on the church's staff.Kimbrough, 72, serves as the part-time minister to Senior Adults. Prior to retiring from fulltime ministry and moving to Columbia in 1998, Kimbrough pastored in seven Southern Baptist Churches in Arkansas and Alabama. More >>
First Family breaks ground for children's building
"Jesus said ‘let the little children come to me,'" First Baptist Church’s Senior Pastor Pete Tackett said. "I’m glad we’re a church that wants to help children come to Jesus."Tackett, speaking at the Dec. 7 groundbreaking ceremony for First Baptist’s new elementary children’s addition, said that when children come to know Jesus at an early age they are often spared a lifetime of hurt from wrong choices. He also praised the church’s commitment to reach the young families of Columbia. More >>
'Church took the place of AA'
I am a grateful believer in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. I have been clean and sober for 20 years. I no longer have a drinking or drug problem, but I do have a ‘living’ problem. I have a sinful nature that I must keep in check with daily Bible reading and prayer time. I must allow God to guide my life or I will have a drinking and drug problem again.More >>
17,000 attend GiftFest, about 10,000 hear the Gospel
About 17,000 people attended GiftFest ’08 which was held Sept. 20-27 and included two concerts, six extreme sports events at schools, a giveaway of items and food, a children’s carnival, two harvest nights, and three showings of the movie, Fireproof.More >>
New Women's Ministry Begins
The women of the First Family are launching a newly organized women's ministry. Led by Marie Armenia, this ministry's aim is to enable the women of the church to better serve one another and show our "love for one another" to our community. We hope to identify and focus in on the needs of the women who attend the First Family – and to encourage and stand united with the ministry to women that already exists within our Body through partnering with Pastor Dave and our small groups and one-on-one fellowship.More>>
First Family Signs Three-year agreement with Church in Rio
During a worship service at the conclusion of the latest medical mission trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, representatives from the First Family signed a three-year partnership agreement with Parque Independencia First Baptist Church. The partnership officially begins Jan. 1, 2009, and ends Dec. 31, 2011.More >>
Summer of Missions
As Christ-followers we are given unlimited opportunities to share Jesus' love in practical ways within our community and throughout the world. This summer nearly 150 First Family members will travel to three states and nine countries on mission trips.Take a moment to click through the photo galleries listed at top of the following page >>
‘Engage’ is meant to give people hope
Things are difficult these days. From rising fuel costs to employment uncertainty, people are feeling life’s pressures. The First Family, First Baptist Church Columbia, is planning Engage — several free events throughout Maury County this Sunday, June 1, from 3-6 p.m., to share a bit of hope and encouragement.More >>
FIRST PERSON: Dr. Otto Makes House Calls
Pastor Angel Ortiz shares his experiences during the recent mission trip to Guatemala.Here's the story >>
First Baptist begins new TV Teaching Ministry
‘Life and Breath,’ the teaching ministry of Pastor Pete Tackett and First Baptist Church, is a new, weekly TV show that will share the truths found in the Bible in a relevant way.More >> | Download press release >>
First KIDS Participate in State Bible Drill
“Attention. Present Bibles. The Ten Commandments. Start.” That’s a phrase you may have heard during the State Bible Drill held at the First Family Sat., April 26. More than 50 students from around our region gathered to celebrate what they had learned this year through Children’s Bible Drill – an intense Bible skills study for children in fourth through sixth grades. Fourteen of the students who reached the state level were our own First KIDS.More >>
First Family Launches New Web Site
We are pleased to launch our newly remodeled home on the Internet. Within its pages you will find important information about who we are and why we do what we do. You'll also discover ways to get connected at the First Family and how to share God's truth with a world in need.More >>
Project Development Team Named
During our first quarter business meeting, our church unanimously approved the Steering Team's recommendation to name Larry Cook, Mark Cashion, and Rick Jones to work with the pastors on a project development team. This team will complete a feasibility study for our new childrens wing, which is part of our Kingdom Initiative emphasis.More >>
The First Family Assists Tornado-Stricken Church
The First Family recently collected more than $8,000 to assist individuals affected by the tornadoes that swept through parts of Tennessee. The money was earmarked to assist Sharon Baptist Church in Savannah, Tenn. —where every building on campus was destroyed— and First Family students who attend Union University in Jackson. Senior Pastor Pete Tackett presented Sharon Baptist's pastor, Jerry Spencer, with a check for $6,500 to help with expenses while they are in temporary facilities.More >>