First Baptist Church of Glenarden
First Baptist Church of Glenarden International or FBCG is a Baptist Evangelical megachurch located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It is affiliated with Converge. Weekly church attendance was 12,000 people in 2022. The senior pastor is John K. Jenkins Sr.
First Baptist Church of Glenarden International | |
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Location | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Baptist |
Associations | Converge |
Weekly attendance | 12,000 |
Website | fbcglenarden |
History | |
Founded | 1917 |
Founder(s) | Robert Warren and his wife |
Architecture | |
Style | Contemporary/Modern |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | John K. Jenkins Sr., since 1989 |
History
editThe church has its origins in a 1917 house Bible study group led by Robert Warren and his wife.[1] In 1920 it opened its first building in Glenarden.[2] In 1989, John K. Jenkins Sr. became the senior pastor of the 500-member church.[3] In 2007, it dedicated a new building in Upper Marlboro including a 4,000-seat auditorium.[4] In 2012, it won its third Hoodie Award for Best African American Church for its positive influence in its community.[5] In 2018, it inaugurated a community center with a gymnasium and a health club.[6] In 2021, it hosted a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in its community center.[7]
According to a church census released in 2022, it claimed a weekly attendance of 12,000 people.[8]
Beliefs
editThe Church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of Converge.[9]
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Rear view of FBC Glenarden main campus
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Electronic Signage at FBC Glenarden campus
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FBC Glenarden Ministry Center, located at a separate facility from main campus
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FBC Glenarden Family Life Center, with gymnasium and community center. Unattached to main building.
See also
editReferences and notes
edit- ^ First Baptist Church of Glenarden, OUR HISTORY, fbcglenarden.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
- ^ First Baptist Church of Glenarden, OUR HISTORY, fbcglenarden.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
- ^ Hamil R. Harris, Where We Worship: First Baptist Church of Glenarden, washingtonpost.com, USA, September 23, 2011
- ^ Hamil R. Harris, A New Sanctuary for a Flock of Thousands, washingtonpost.com, USA, September 13, 2007
- ^ Lauren McEwen, Glenarden megachurch snags third ‘Hoodie Award’, washingtonpost.com, USA, August 15, 2012
- ^ Press officer, Officials Join First Baptist Church of Glenarden to Dedicate New Community Family Life Center and Solar Field, pgpost.com, USA, July 12–18, 2018
- ^ Maureen Umeh , Tom Fitzgerald, Lauren DeMarco, New Prince George’s County vaccination clinic opening at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, fox5dc.com, USA, March 16, 2021
- ^ Outreach Magazine, First Baptist Church of Glenarden, outreach100.com, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023
- ^ Converge, Members, converge.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021