What a great place to worship! Fellowship offers hope and encouragement to any and all who spend a…read morelittle time within these walls. Come visit with us...it feels like home.

My family and I attended church there last weekend. What a lovely service! We have been attending a…read morechurch that does not do a sacrament every Sunday. Praise provide this and I forgot what a bonding time this is for a Christian. The remembrance of Christ. I also loved all the young people there. I am an older woman with two young adult children and can totally see the relationships they can build in this church. It restored my faith that young people are still actively seeking God and when our country is so evil....young people are involved and can help make a change, bring their children up with a Christian view and help set the moral compass. We went to the stations on Good Friday to hear the story of Jesus's life before His resurrection. The actors, the organization and the choreography was wonderful! Thank you all who participated because it was beautiful.Perfect name for your church...Praise.

Passing through Orange on a quiet Monday morning, we couldn't help slowing down for this one. The…read moreFirst Baptist Church sits there like a bright white anchor on Green Avenue, the kind of building that makes you pull over even when you're just passing through. The doors were locked, as you'd expect early in the week, but the grounds were tidy and the historical marker out front does a lot of the talking for you, filling in the story of how this congregation grew alongside the city itself. It reads, "In 1879 the Rev. Andrew Peddy helped organize this congregation with 18 charter members. They met in the frame Orange County courthouse and were served for a time by missionary preachers. Sarah A. Finch and Anna and L. L. Bettis deeded a lot in this block to the congregation in 1883. The following year a 40' X 60' meetinghouse was erected. "In 1898, during the ministry of the Rev. J. T. Stanton, the congregation adopted the name "Green Avenue Baptist Church". This membership merged in 1909 with the Eighth Street Baptist Church to become "The First Baptist Church of Orange". "Under the leadership of the Rev. J. Stuart Pearce, more land was acquired in 1913 and this brick sanctuary was in use by 1915. J. G. McMullen gave additional property for a new education building in 1939. As the congregation grew under the pastorate of Dr. Cooper Waters, additional land was purchased, and a second education building was constructed in 1952. The Viola McCorquodale building and fellowship hall were erected in 1958. "This fellowship has helped establish the following Baptist churches: Cove, Little Cypress, Brownwood, Riverside, and Maplecrest This is marker number 11479, placed in 1979 by the Texas Historical Commission, and it does exactly what a good marker should do: it turns a locked building on a Monday morning into a small moment of connection with the past. Even without stepping inside, you can feel the layers of history here, the way this corner has anchored more than a century of community life. [Review 338 of 2026 - 666 in Texas - 25525 overall]

New location as of 2013 is a great facility but the people that meet there are what makes it truly…read moreamazing! I am so thankful to be a part of this wonderful body of believers! Sunday services are at 9:30 &11am. Wednesday nights offer amazing youth and Children's activities starting at 6pm. The First Cup Cafe is open most Mon-Thurs. from 9am-2pm. fbco.org

Amazing church with friendly people ready to greet you as you enter, they're amazing with the kids…read moreand so with the youth. This church shows an amazing spiritual experience with God. I really recommend this church as the pastors, people, and gatherings are amazing :)

I Love this church! this is my Father in laws church him and his wife have pastored at for over 25…read moreyears! the people are all so nice! I love how kind everyone is! I really like how everyone here is from a different walk of life, and everyone has such an interesting story! the pastors are very fun to listen to and there's none of that new day crap where people think certain sins are "ok" to do. its the true word and a great church!

Wonderful place to gather together. Tremendously loving family of God. Truly make a person feel…read morewelcomed. Also Excellent Bible teaching from a man who knows God and is known by HIM.

This is an amazing church! I love the atmosphere, the community, the singing and the Word. Rev…read moreOscar Evans is a great Pastor who always gives an on-time Word. There is plenty of parking and they have Sunday School!

Robert joy S. 11/19/2015…read moreEdit My family recently moved here and joined this church as members. My 3 year old son had 2 bruises near his eye several weeks apart and continues to play hard and be active and get various bruises. The members that worked with the children asked me passing through and I may have given a few different answers and sounded a tad nervous but that's just me.Then CPS was at my house and turned my house upside down and interviewed my 8 year old daughter and she still has long term effects from this experience.The CPS worker offered me a job because I have the appropriate degree and she said it was ridiculous that she had to make a visit. Nothing was found but LOVE. It was a huge rush to judgement and a very worldly and ungodly answer to a concern. They could have called my previous pastor where we were members for 5 years, they could have come make a house call and prayed with me if they truly thought there was abuse but they called CPS instead. I realize they are held to the Texas law but Gods Authority is much higher. I always have looked at my church as a family this is not how I would ever treat any of my family members.I would think twice before sending my child to their property. I feel this situation was handled improperly and that the church responded with a very worldly answer rather than in the Love of Christ. The Pastor was aware of the CPS decision and has yet to come to apologize

There is no perfect church in our world. That's why we need Jesus…read more My husband and I have been members at Hillcrest for six years. We've always valued the preaching, which is not based on feel good topics and supported by random bits of the Bible, but is a true study of God's Word, verse by verse. There are also so many talented, passionate musicians who lead the church in singing praises to God. At first, we met a lot of smiling, friendly people, but struggled to feel like we fit in. Since church wasn't exactly working out as a social fix for us, we started SERVING. For us, that meant spending time in the children, youth, and music ministries and going to help start a church in the heart of Mexico. That is when Hillcrest really became family. At Hillcrest we gather together to SERVE, not to be served. What a joy it is to serve alongside these people! We all need Jesus everyday. We are all learning to love and serve like Him. We would love to have you join us!