FIRST BAPTIST

At First Baptist, we have always found a way to discern together how best we can follow the Way of Jesus. Even when unanimity has eluded us, the Spirit never has. Time and time again, we have changed our minds when we've needed to, in ways that we felt best bore witness to the resurrection of Jesus and the expanding work of God through us. Sometimes we've gotten it wrong. Other times we've been too slow to respond, but nonetheless we have faithfully listened as the Spirit has persuaded us... Today, that means our LGBTQ+ siblings and our straight, cisgender siblings learn from one another about God, faith, and social justice. It means we seek to listen to the experiences of those who've been excluded, to amplify the voices of those who've been unheard, and to advocate alongside the lives who've been oppressed in our society. We proclaim a gospel of good news for every person, a trust and hope that God is for us, with us, and within us. We believe that our faith is about more than..

Primary location: Worcester United States