Welcome to First Baptist Church of Monterey!

Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 10:30AM

In Person or on Zoom

We are located at 600 Hawthorne Street in Monterey, CA, three blocks up the hill from Cannery Row.

(Parking lot adjacent from the church on Hawthorne Street)

For questions or directions please call the church office at (831)373-3289.

Or use the link below to go to Google maps

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This Week at FBC

- Sunday 10:30am Worship with us!
- Tuesday 6:30am Men's Breakfast
- Tuesday 7:00pm Ladies’ Bible Study
- Wednesday 6:00pm Small Group
- Sunday 10:30am Worship with us!

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Reels

Watch Pastor Nathan Rehn explain Holy Week

Check out our Small Groups

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You will find a real mix of love for God and love for each other! Our goal is to bring glory to God,

who has revealed Himself to us in the truthful and trustworthy Bible. We do this through authentic worship and vibrant Bible teaching. Follow a link if you would like to know more about us, our mission, what we believe, or our history.

We are a church in the theological tradition of the great Second London Baptist Confession of 1689.

We are in fellowship with Venture Church Network.

Online Sermons & Podcasts

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR CHURCH:

First Baptist Church of Monterey was founded by a small group of Christians who were hungry to have their own local church. In the past they had traveled to Salinas to attend a church that fit their convictions, but this grew taxing on their time and resources, and so they began to meet together for prayer right here in their own city! The group began to grow, and by April of 1910, a young lady named Bessie McKim decided to organize a Sunday School to care for and teach the young children of those who attended the prayer meetings. God continued to bless the group and more and more members were added to their numbers. With that in mind the group decided to take the next logical step: They held their first service! That was ….

FIND THE PLACE FOR YOU

At First Baptist Monterey we have a number of ways that you and your family can connect with the church family. Our warm hearts and hands invite you to join us in one of the weekly Bible studies or fellowship activities. Take a look at the News and Events calendar to see what's going on in the upcoming days. Review the list of ministries and worship activities to discover your place to belong.

HEAR, SEE, AND READ

Can't make it to service? Trying to learn more about the teaching ministries of First Baptist Monterey? Missed last weekend's message? Our videos (Safe Harbor) and weekly podcast are available 24 hours a day.