We are so glad you are here! First Baptist Church has been serving the people in the Essex County area for over 160 years. Our mission is to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and then help those people to build strong families and godly lives.  So, above all else, we want to express Christ's Love to you with genuine, heartfelt warmth. We are eager to know you, and we're excited to share with you the marvelous ways that God is working in our Church.  It won't take you long to discover that we are truly a church family, rich in the relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn, and we reach out to our world with the life-transforming power of the truth of Jesus Christ. Thank you for making us a part of your day.