First Baptist Church of Decatur
About Us
First Baptist Church of Decatur is a vibrant, progressive, welcoming and affirming community of faith located in the heart of Decatur, GA. Here you will find people who are:
learning to follow Jesus in everyday life;
encountering community through authentic relationships;
finding meaning by learning how to believe, not just what to believe; and
discovering purpose through making intentional, impactful contributions to the world around them.
It’s our hope that your story intersects with our story at First Baptist Decatur, and that with God’s help, we might write something new and meaningful together!
First Baptist Church of Decatur (Decatur, Georgia).
Baptist Values
First Baptist Church of Decatur participates in a Christian tradition in which all “members” have placed ultimate trust in Christ and received God’s transforming Spirit into their lives.
This tradition is called “baptist” because each person is immersed in water to symbolize “death” and “burial” to one’s former way of life.
Their “rising” from the water is then a commitment to live a transformed life directed by the Holy Spirit.
Historically, Baptists stand for:
Religious freedom (for people of all faiths and of no faith);
Church freedom (meaning the local church decides its own structure/way of operating);
Soul freedom (meaning each person maintains/dictates their own relationship with God); and
Bible freedom (meaning each person has the right to interpret and study the scripture using scholarly resources)
We affirm these values.
In this congregation, you will find people of a variety of persuasions when it comes to politics and even religious beliefs. We don’t try to control people’s minds or activities. We leave that to you and God!