Worship Services

First Baptist Church has proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ in Watertown since 1852. Yet, we are also a church full of small children. We are not simply a gathering of young adults and younger families. God has also blessed us with older believers who have faithfully followed Christ for longer than many of us have been alive.

You will find those who are dressed in anything from jeans to suits. For families with infant and toddler-aged children, a well-staffed nursery is available as soon as you arrive.

Each Sunday morning, we gather for a time of corporate worship, celebration, and fellowship. Sunday Service begins at 10:00 AM. In the evening we hold a weekly prayer meeting at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is scheduled during the Fall and Spring at 9:00 AM. 

During our morning worship service, you’ll notice the music we sing at First is a blend of old and new. We love the doctrinally rich hymns of the last several centuries and we find great blessing in the newer songs of the twenty-first. Our worship begins with warm fellowship before the service. In the first 20-30 minutes of our service, we sing passionately together, read Scripture aloud, and are led in corporate prayer. Children of all ages (except those in the nursery) join us during this first part of the service, and this is by design. We want our children to grow up engaging in the “normal” life and activity of the church. We believe there is tremendous benefit in this for our children and their parents. Before the sermon begins, children up through age 8 are dismissed (if the parents desire) for a time of age-specific Bible teaching.

The preaching at First is generally expositional, meaning that it seeks to declare the main point of a particular biblical passage. Sermons usually last around 40 minutes and are aimed at unveiling the beauty and wonder of Jesus Christ. On a regular basis, our sermon series alternate between the Old and New Testaments. All preaching is driven by the Gospel—the Bible’s main message that God sent Jesus to save sinners through His death and resurrection.

After the sermon, we respond to God’s Word by singing a hymn that encapsulates the theme of the sermon and then the service closes with a scriptural blessing to the congregation. After the blessing, we encourage everyone in attendance to stay and fellowship for as long as they would like.