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First Baptist Church is a contemporary Christian body of believers located at 1399 South Jefferson Ave. in Defiance, Ohio.  Our multi-purpose facility is easily accessed off State Route 66 at the corner of Jefferson Ave. and Greenler Rd.  Come by and check us out.

We realize that a first visit to any church can be a little overwhelming, but feel free to come and meet us after a service!  We look forward to meeting you!  Below we have put together the typical experience you will have at FBC.

Whenever someone encounters FBC, we want them to walk away understanding this is not the usual “church experience.”  We don’t seek to be different for difference sake.  We want them to truly encounter God in their lives.  It is bizarre, but true, that most people cannot truly experience God in the confines of the average church.  Rather than pointing people to an exalted Christ, they are pushed away through irrelevance, ineptness, or just plain boredom.  So many man-made barriers have been erected that prohibit people who desperately need to see Him, from seeing Him.  Traditions have replaced truth, personal preferences have replaced passion for the lost, and personal comforts have replaced authentic connections.

We want them to, first of all, feel grace. Most people have never actually experienced God’s grace in their lives.  It is an overwhelming feeling the first time you encounter this inexplicable passion that He has shown to us.  We want them to know that He is awesome and worth spending our lives getting to know.  We want people walking out with ‘the wow factor.’ ‘Wow, those people sure were warm and genuinely friendly.’ ‘Wow, church was actually fun!’ ‘Wow, that was helpful, practical, and useful.’  But ultimately… “WOW, WHAT A GOD!”

We have said repeatedly and it needs to be repeated again: We define success as “one changed life at a time.”  As the stories roll in (one at a time) of the God encounters, we know we are making progress.  As we add up the God moments among us, we know we are making progress.  As we hear of someone far from God crossing that line of surrender to Jesus, we know we are making progress.  As we hear of a Christ follower exchanging temporary values for eternal values, we know we are making progress.  As we see the light bulb come on and a churched person moves to authentic connections, we know we are making progress.  We didn’t turn this around in a year, and we won’t build it in a year… but we are making progress!  This is His church and His vision.  We will always seek after Him and be a people after His heart.

Thanks for checking out First Baptist Church!  Here is some more information that you may find helpful.

Church Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8a-5p EST

Church Closing Information
From time to time, weather may cause us to delay our normal service times or even cancel. In the occurrence of this, we publicly list our information on this website, and on local radio station WBCL.

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