First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

God had simply had enough of the corruption and the resulting affliction and pain of his people. He realized, “They can’t do this on their own. They can’t clean this up. They can’t fix themselves. I’m coming down. I’m coming down there myself.” And so God suited up for battle. He took off his fancy royal robe and for a moment his mighty arm was bared. Then he put on his armor. But the LORD’s warrior gear was donned in order to save. His helmet was not metal, but made of salvation. His breastplate was made not of iron but righteousness. He was coming to squash resistance to his rule of love and get his people back on the right footing. “A Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from their transgressions” (59: 20).

Last Sunday, we gathered for worship and worked through the newness of masks and social distancing. The joy was palpable from singing and praying in the same room. It was great to be back.

So join us! No need to sign up. Just come for 9am Contemporary and 11am Classic Reformed.

As of now, there is no gathered Sunday school or nursery, but we will let you know as soon as this is figured out.

For the foreseeable future, we will continue to follow guidelines regarding wearing masks, using the North Blvd entrance, and sitting in designated distancing areas by household groups.

Found. That’s a strong word to those of us in exile. God seeks your company. He knows where you are. And he wants to bring you home. But you’ve got to be willing to let him find you. We can be exiled so long that we don’t even want to be found. We just want to stay diminished and alone. That’s a spiritual hazard. God’s view of you is this: You are Sought Out. I came to seek and save the lost. So get the point of why I came to you as Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior. The goal of life is to get found! I seek you and I see you. Won’t you come to me?

Wonderful because we can be together in our Sanctuary.
Weird because we have to wear masks and continue with those annoying social distancing practices.
Service times have changed to 9 am and 11 am.
For those worshiping in the Sanctuary, plan to arrive early and use the North Boulevard entrance. We're asking everyone to please wear a mask.
Both services will continue to be livestreamed.
There will be no Sunday school or nursery provided.

What do we learn from Naomi about being a faithful mother?

Be Hopeful.
Be thoughtful.
Be vulnerable.
Be grateful.

That's the question we've been asking as we hope we return to limited gathered worship Sunday, May 17.

No matter what happens, God's seed and harvest time never stops: even during a pandemic. Albert & Adraine White of sister church Abounding Love Ministries, share how our seeds of love via social media, texts, phone calls, food donations . . . are the seeds of Christ's love. Genesis 8: 22

Do you ever say to yourself, “I don’t count among the LORD’s people. I’m not sure he accepts me. I don’t think the future looks good for me”? To YOU, the LORD says, “Don’t say that anymore!"

Retired oncologist, hematologist and FPC member Frederic Billings tells us why we should give blood, not only during the COVID crisis, but always.

Ministry Executive Barry Phillips reports on how your financial generosity is helping at this time.