First Baptist: Jacksonville's Urban Church

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First Baptist: Jacksonville's Urban Church



Covering over nine blocks of downtown, First Baptist's 15,000+ member congregation is one of the largest urban churches in the Southeast United States.

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[adamh0903]

On a sad note, Dr. Lindsay Jr's wife, Shirley Lindsay died last night unexpectedly after a fall. I found out about 10 pm

[Jason]

That is sad.  My prayers go out to their family.


The chuch really suprised me the first time I saw it from the inside.  The building's exterior is very bland and "dead", however, the interiors of the main auditorium are fantastic.  I really would like to see the campus start to better embrace the street.  They could also use some more interesting architecture to let passers-by know that its a church.

[fsujax]

Nice photo tour of FBC. I do love my chruch.

It is very sad to hear of Mrs Lindsey's death.  We all know she is now in heaven celebrating with Homer. She wil be dearly missed,

[Matt]

wow this what is this building...?

what if....ahh what am i saying? it would be destroyed by now if it was built.

[thelakelander]

That was a new mixed-use church facility First Baptist proposed around 1929.  Needless to say, the Great Depression most likely killed it.

[Seraphs]

My prayers go out to the Lindsey family also.

[Eazy E]

The Lindsey family was very dear, and Homers Sr. and Jr. were an example of Baptist rectitude and kindliness at its best.

Are you serious? The guy who said environmentalism was a waste of time because "God was coming back any day now, so who cares how we trash the earth?" is an example of kindliness at its best?  Well, maybe Baptist kindliness at its best, but not the kindliness I like out of people.  Homer G. Lindsey was a homophobe, a bigot, and a teacher of religious intolerance, just like Vines and the fat mustachioed donkey who is now there.  These are people who still adamantly flying their "W04" stickers while they watch their country economy, and lives go down the crapper; who oppose abortion, but don't care about the death penalty or war; and who do jackshit for outreach to the homeless literally surrounding them-- treating their church like a fortress, with heavy and unnecessary security at all times, lest a scary poor black person come near them.

[Driven1]

I don't recall Dr. Lindsey saying that about trashing the earth easy.

Dr. Vines was a huge step down on the evolutionary ladder from dr. Lindsey and Brunson is lower down a few rungs still.  Vines and Brunson are both terrible homophobes, bigots, and preachers of intolerance.  But Dr. Lindsey was a very sweet man.

yikes!  that was judgmental.  (and open-minded)

[gatorback]

I'm in Texas and I'm a Baptists does that make me a Texas Baptist?  I know Free Will Baptist but not Texas Baptist.  What is that?

[stephenc]

I believe there was section of the Southern Baptists from Texas that broke off and started their own convention.
   In my personal opinion from growing up in Sothern Baptist and Independent Baptist Churches is that as a whole the Southern Baptist were drifting to the liberal side of the spectrum. I think Dr. Vines is a great man, I was sad to see him leave FBC.

[multisoap]

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[Coolyfett]

The Lindsey family was very dear, and Homers Sr. and Jr. were an example of Baptist rectitude and kindliness at its best.

Are you serious? The guy who said environmentalism was a waste of time because "God was coming back any day now, so who cares how we trash the earth?" is an example of kindliness at its best?  Well, maybe Baptist kindliness at its best, but not the kindliness I like out of people.  Homer G. Lindsey was a homophobe, a bigot, and a teacher of religious intolerance, just like Vines and the fat mustachioed donkey who is now there.  These are people who still adamantly flying their "W04" stickers while they watch their country economy, and lives go down the crapper; who oppose abortion, but don't care about the death penalty or war; and who do jackshit for outreach to the homeless literally surrounding them-- treating their church like a fortress, with heavy and unnecessary security at all times, lest a scary poor black person come near them.

Those are some strong words man. I used to notice all the security when I used to hang downtown. It didn't seem like an inviting place. I always felts like FBC should give up/sale some of the parking lots they owned to the city, and allow those locations to be be redeveloped. They have a Skyway Station right next to the church, yet the members drive right to the church and JTA conveniently shuts the system down on Sundays. I have always heard the rumor that part of Downtown's boringness has a lot to do with FBC and all the property they own. Don't they have enough of downtown??

[jaxhater]

F.B.C. is nothing more than a cult.
It is filled with the doomed.
And even before we heard all the frightening stories of blood-drinking, child sex rituals, animal husbandry and every other vulgar thing about that vile place, we knew the truth about those freaks.
Jacksonville will never escape their curse.

[Jason]

Thank you for your candid opinion JaxHater.  Just be careful...  we're looking for a lost soul to to sacrifice.