ABOUT FIRST BAPTIST CARROLLTON

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OUR PASTOR

Whether you are a lifelong Christian or someone exploring faith for the first time, you are always welcome at First Baptist Church. Our family of faith spans five generations, from newborn to those who have been active for 100 years.

Our Pastor, Dr. David Hughes began leading First Baptist Church Carrollton in January, 2022.
You can read more about him here.

Whether you are looking for a place to worship, serve, or grow in your faith, here’s information you can use:

OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

NEW HERE?

Here are a few helpful tips for Sunday Mornings!

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If you are a guest visiting our church on Sunday morning or Wednesday night, we encourage you to park in the parking lot located behind the church on South White Street.  We have designated guest parking there and easy access points for our children, youth, and adult education areas.  There is also direct access to our sanctuary.  Upon entering the parking lot, please turn on your flashers and one of our parking lot greeters will park you and direct you to where you need to go.  We look forward to seeing you!

For children who are staying in worship, we have worship bags with activities to help them stay engaged. We also offer children’s church for children age 4 (by August 1) through 2nd grade. Children who would like to participate in children’s church will follow Mrs. Jennifer after the children’s sermon to the children’s church room. For our youngest children, we offer a nursery for infants through age 3. If your little one is staying with you in the sanctuary and you need to feed or change them during worship, a changing table and nursing area is located off of the Dixie Street sanctuary entrance.

Many people wear suits and dresses and others wear slacks and polo shirts. Please know that you will be welcome no matter what you wear.

Our Senior Pastor is Dr. David Hughes. You can read more about him here!

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to disciple believers and share the Good News with our neighbors. Let us know how we can help you.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

Worship at FBC is dedicated to creating holy experiences for all people to encounter God’s presence. This includes congregational singing accompanied by piano and organ, the reading and proclamation of scripture, choral and instrumental music led by our adult Sanctuary Choir and other ensembles of all ages, intentional prayer and reflection, and other engaging opportunities of exploring one’s faith.

The presence of children in worship is to be celebrated. As Jesus said, “Let the little children come…” We know that means they will come with noises and wiggles and giggles and questions. We welcome ALL the things that come along with having children in worship.

For children who are staying in worship, we have worship bags with activities to help them stay engaged. We also offer children’s church for children age 4 (by August 1) through 2nd grade. Children who would like to participate in children’s church will follow Mrs. Jennifer after the children’s sermon to the children’s church room. For our youngest children, we offer a nursery for infants through age 3. If your little one is staying with you in the sanctuary and you need to feed or change them during worship, a changing table and nursing area is located off of the Dixie Street sanctuary entrance.

In person

We would love for you to join us in person for worship in our sanctuary. FBC is conveniently located in downtown Carrollton, just “off the square,” on the corner of Dixie Street and Newnan Street across from the Carroll County Courthouse.

The easiest place to park for services is the Ra-Lin building parking lot and deck. The Ra-Lin lot provides convenient access to our sanctuary by way of the sidewalk along the Dixie Street side of the building. There is also a walkway between the Ra-Lin building and Burns Hall that provides quick access to the nursery. Our parking lot outside Burns Hall at 111 South White Street also provides convenient access to sanctuary by way of the stairs and walkway near the Newnan Street end of the lot. You can reach the nursery from that lot by taking the walkway between our two playgrounds.

Online

You can watch our services live on YouTube or StreamSpot or on demand any time via our YouTube channel. Prefer to listen instead? We broadcast live on Kiss 102.7 every Sunday at 11am and our sermons are published the following day as a podcast called Faith in 15 that you can listen to online, in most podcast apps, or via a smart speaker. Our latest bulletin can be found here. Bulletins and other helpful information for previous services can be found in our Sermon Archive.

Dr. David Hughes

Senior Pastor

Dr. David Hughes accepted the call to the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Carrollton in January 2022. David’s formation is in thanks to many fine schools, employers, churches, and his family. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at Furman University (2005), a Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary (2018) and a Doctor of Ministry at McAfee School of Theology in Church Leadership and Administration (2023). Before accepting the call to ministry in 2011, David worked for six years for non-profits in Greenville, South Carolina and Patagonia, Chile. Previously, he served as the minister to students at First Baptist Church of Augusta (2018 – 2021) and Easley First Baptist Church (2011 – 2018). Married to Rebecca in 2006, David’s amazing wife is a constant source of love, encouragement, and partnership in the ministry. The two of them welcomed their daughter Maggie in 2012 and now watch with amazement as their precious daughter continues to grow and develop. David believes firmly that The Church is a place of invitation for all where lives can be transformed by The Gospel of Jesus Christ. His passion is to create vision and lead God’s people to express the love of Christ in the world.