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First Baptist Church of Jacksonville

1838 establishments in Florida TerritoryBaptist churches in FloridaChurches in Jacksonville, FloridaEvangelical megachurches in the United StatesHistory of Jacksonville, Florida
Megachurches in FloridaReligious organizations established in 1838Southern Baptist Convention churches
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The First Baptist Church of Jacksonville is a Southern Baptist megachurch in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. As of 2014, First Baptist Church has 28,000 members and an average attendance of around 3,000 for Sunday services. The main Downtown Campus comprises several square blocks of property connected by above-ground crosswalks. The campus includes several auditoriums for services, a Sunday school building, and facilities for First Baptist Academy, a private K-12 school. First Baptist Church has its origins in the oldest Baptist congregation in Jacksonville, Bethel Baptist Church, established in 1838. The church experienced a period of considerable growth in the mid-20th century, eventually encompassing eleven square blocks of downtown Jacksonville. Several former pastors, including Homer G. Lindsay Jr. and Jerry Vines, were widely influential in the Southern Baptist Convention, leading it in both growth and a shift towards conservatism.

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First Baptist Church of Jacksonville
Laura Street North, Jacksonville

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Laura Street North
32202 Jacksonville
Florida, United States
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