First Baptist Church, Richmond, IN

04/09/2026

Due to an unfortunate streaming issue, Last Sunday's Easter service was recorded but not streamed live. Here is the sermon for those who missed it. As always, sermons are uploaded and available on our YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/ek4SB0SPIL4

04/01/2026

We hope to see you at our Maundy Thursday service at 5:30 and our Good Friday service at 6!

03/30/2026

2 Timothy 4:7-8
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing."

Kenny was a man who fought well, ran hard, and is deserving of the crown he has obtained, not because of what he has done, but because of what his Savior did. Rest easy in the arms of your Lord!

Kenneth E Bourne, 83, of Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on March 27, 2026, after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 1, 1942, to William Frank and Gesiena Kathryn Strazheim Bourne. He retired from Belden Corporation after 40 years as an engineer and was

03/11/2026

Heads up!
Prayer is canceled for this evening.

03/07/2026

01/20/2026

What a blessing our sister-in-Christ, Jenny was. Our church body will miss her dearly, but we know we'll one day see her again!

"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep...Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words." (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 17-18)

https://www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jennifer-Ann-Adams?obId=46985417 #:~:text=Jennifer%20Ann%20Adams%20Obituary,Health%20specializing%20in%20open%20heart.

12/29/2025

We would love to have you join us as we pray in the New Year. Bring your adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication before God, who holds each day and year in His hands.

May our prayer for 2026 imitate Benedict's-
"Gracious and holy Father, give me wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to fathom you, patience to wait for you, eyes to behold you, a heart to meditate upon you, and a life to proclaim you, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord."

12/26/2025

Many attribute December 26th to Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. These quotes are fitting as Christmas is over, but our joy should never be.

"For a lot of, us we know how to anticipate a celebration, but not how to sustain one." -Ronald Rolheiser

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!