Our Purpose

To be a body of believers who...

    - meet for worship and fellowship,
    - study and teach the Bible,
    - lead people to Christ by proclaiming the Gospel,
    - support local and international missions,
    - minister to human need in the name of Jesus Christ.

Our Church

First Baptist Church is a church involved in our community.

    - Last year we donated hats and gloves to the Rensselaer school so that kids in need could have new gloves and hats.
    - We pray as individuals and as a church because we believe in the power of prayer and we are witnesses to answered prayer.
    - We regularly pray for people who are ill, our families, friends, coworkers and our soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan.
    - Our prayer chain is available by leaving a message on the church answering machine or by calling one of the prayer chain members.
    - The women's guild meets for fellowship, crafts and bible study.
    - In 2009 we dropped our affiliation with the American Baptist Association and joined the Hudson Baptist Association.
    - In 2007 and 2008 we provided some labor and financial support to our sister church, The Russian Church of Albany, as they constructed their new building.  We praise God for them and the other HBA churches.

Our History

 Our church has been in the community since 1866.  First Baptist Church of Rensselaer was incorporated in 1931.