As a caring community, First Baptist Galax is excited to offer a wide variety of ministry opportunities as well as a chance for you to know who we are and what God has in store!
If you are searching for a new church home or want to plug into a special community of caring folks, we hope that you can join us for Sunday morning worship or one of our weekly events.
First Baptist Galax is a missional church. Our goal is simply stated in Matthew 28:19, to bring people into a relationship with Jesus that is strong and vibrant.First Baptist Church has, from its inception, been evangelistic and mission-oriented in nature. Continued increase in attendance compelled the church to build an educational building, and the congregation formed a mission on the south end of Galax in 1947, which became the Hillcrest Baptist Church. In addition, the church also assisted in the development and constitution of the Calvary Baptist Church in Galax and held worship services in the brickyard section of the city, which would eventually lead to the formation of the East Galax Baptist Church.
During the next couple of decades, First Baptist continued to engage in missions and outreach, including trips to Southern India and the Outer Banks, the formation of the Baptist Free Medical Clinic in 1992, which functioned under a group of volunteer physicians and other workers as a non-profit “clinic without walls” that accepted patients who qualified as to need, and the founding of a Hispanic church mission in 2001, which serves the Hispanic community under the pastoral care of Pastor Lino Rodriguez.
With Rev. Kevin Rosenfeld serving as our current pastor, First Baptist Church continues to seek God’s wisdom and guidance in carrying out His mission and spreading the good news for the Galax community and the world.
