First Baptist Church of College Park

EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF CHRIST

Our History

In 1890, a few Baptist and Methodist believers in the Lakeland area of College Park, Maryland and nearby communities thought it worthwhile to have some form of worship. The few Blacks, who lived in Lakeland, decided to hold prayer meetings in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Richmond, and Mrs. Melvina Johnson.
Because these Christians were of two different denominations, they eventually decided to separate into two congregations. The Baptist believers organized, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, to become the First Baptist Church of Lakeland. Members continued the tradition of hosting prayer meetings in their respective homes because they had no building....

I am Stephen L. Wright, Sr., and, since December 1998, I am both honored and humbled to serve as Pastor of this wonderful church family. On behalf of the congregation of the First Baptist Church of College Park, Maryland, where Jesus Christ is Lord and King, I greet you! We are conveniently located between the University of Maryland College Park's Campus and the 495 Capital Beltway, just off of Baltimore Ave (Route1.)