Constituted in November 1829, First Baptist Montgomery began with four charter members. In the 191 years since the beginning, the First Baptist family has called only a few locations home, but has been the participant in a number of expansions. It is these expansions that have enabled FBC to have a great history of Building Generations of Faith.

Mark Bethea became the 24th pastor.

The new educational facility was officially named the The Jay and Mary Ruth Wolf Kingdom Resource Center

The new educational facility was dedicated

Groundbreaking for the new educational facility

$23 million debt on the new sanctuary was retired

Building construction on sanctuary completed

Cornerstone laid for the new sanctuary

Groundbreaking for new sanctuary

Facility that is now home to the Caring Center purchased
Vaughn Forest Baptist Church was constituted as another mission of First Baptist

Jay Wolf became the 23rd pastor
Jane Ferguson joined the FBC staff and developed the Community Ministries program

Built J.R. White Building and Scott Street parking lot.

Dale Huff became pastor

J.R. White served as pastor

Began building campaign for multi-story Sunday School building

Normandale Baptist Church was constituted as another mission of First Baptist.
Ridgecrest Baptist Church was organized as a mission of First Baptist

Sunday School extension was constructed

Building construction completed and building dedicated

Began to use the new sanctuary

Began worshipping in the basement of the sanctuary

Groundbreaking for the sanctuary on Perry Street

Worshipped in the brick building on Court Street
Moved the building off site while a new brick building was constructed


Lee Compere, a missionary among the Creek Indians stationed near modern day Tallassee, was our first pastor. He was born in England in 1790.
First Baptist was constituted on November 29, 1829, under the leadership of Fields Bradshaw and Lee Compere. There were four charter members — John Gindrat, J.R. Crosby, Margaret Wiggins, and Jane Compere (Lee's sister).