1st Baptist Church of Keystone at Citrus Park

The church was first organized in September 1932 as 1st Missionary Baptist Church of Keystone in the “Little Red Schoolhouse for Colored People” in Hillsborough County. The AME Methodist Church worshipped on the first and third Sundays and the Baptist worshipped on the second and fourth Sundays. In 1941 the new church was completed. Barron Madison was called as Pastor of the church. In 1997 a buil

ding fund was created to renovate the church, new roofs were put on, new floors, carpets and chairs replaced the old pews. The work was completed in 2001. The church was also home to the Peterson Road Community Association, Inc. led by church member Mary Livingston (deceased). This was an after school program which focused on mentoring and tutoring. In 2014 the church reorganized to become 1st Baptist Church of Keystone at Citrus Park. In December 2014 we began work on out non-profit “The Livingston Nix Foundations” which is our ministry that includes a wraparound program for families that fall through the cracks. On January 25th 2015 we officially became members of the American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region. Our mission where all are welcome is as found in Matthew 28:19-20 New King James Version (NKJV) “19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching then to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.