First Baptist Church - galveston - Galveston (TX)

5 /5 Mike Bordelon: Awesome pastor and congregation If you are looking for a church to make your home this is a great one Southern Baptist Church that preachs the Bible

1 /5 Suzanne Looney: I went to this church many years ago. I was having some personal problems. I told someone high up the congregation. They decided to tell everyone after that this church decided to have nothing to do with me. I was put in a horrible position i had to move to another state away from my son and friends and family for a while. I have had deep emotional issues because of this. And couldnt step into church for about two years shame on this church.

5 /5 Neal Ammerman: Visited about a month ago. The people were friendly and welcoming . Music was a good balance of the great traditional hymns and mild contemporary. Seems like this is an interim period without a senior pastor, but the speaker was excellent and the message solid and Biblical. I was also interested in the history as this was the first SBC Church in Texas, and the connection with Gail Borden (of Condensed Milk) as the first baptized convert. The present building was built in 1958 and is the 4th structure, one of which was completely destroyed in the 1900 hurricane. Attendance was low, but it was late summer and probably just a summer slow time. This seems to be a great church with strong teaching but in a transition between pastors, but I hope the right person will bring strong leadership to this church with a long history. If I am back in Galveston, I would like to visit again. Recommended.

5 /5 Joshua Robinson: Great experience! We had just finished a cruise and decided to attend before heading home. As a pastor, it is nice to worship with the congregation and not be on stage ministering/leading.(Disclaimer: no one knew my vocation, including the pastor until the end. As a visitor their friendliness and welcoming attitude was genuine.) When we arrived, we were greeted at the door with a smile! We easily found seats and waited for service to begin. While waiting the pastor came by and introduced himself. In a short amount of time we felt welcomed, like we had been there many times before. The worship through song was blended, incorporating hymns and modern worship music. I was also impressed by the multi-generational worship team. The pastors message was about giving, and I believe he tastefully delivered a gospel centered message on a very tender topic in the church today. The church was ascetically pleasing, and felt clean and inviting. As one of the oldest baptist churches in Texas (a fact the pastor mentioned), the building didn’t look like it was falling apart; It maintained its old-timey charm, while not feeling like a museum. My only complaints would be: 1) The acoustics felt very echoey. 2) the parking lot didn’t seem to be clearly marked. Overall we would definitely recommend this church to anyone looking for a church home. May God bless this church and it’s leadership!