First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Established in 1780, the church is located on the corner of Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard. As of 2024 the senior minister is the Rev. Dr. Jim Somerville, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. Its historic building at 12th and East Broad streets is the home of Virginia Commonwealth University's Hunton Student Center. The First Baptist Church was originally organized in June 1780 by 14 members under the leadership of its first pastor Joshua Morris as the Richmond Baptist Church. It was the first church to be organized in Richmond, and in a Virginia city. In the beginning the congregation worshiped and met in the private home of Mr. Franklin located at Carrington St. and Pink St. on Union Hill. They also met in the home of Mrs. Martha Miller near 18th St. and Venable St. Their first church building (meeting house) was a one story frame structure constructed on the north side of Cary St., between 2nd St and 3rd St. It was constructed sometime after 1780 and before 1798. Currently that location contains both buildings without basements and parking lots. Attached to the old Baptist Church on Cary St. was a burying ground (old Baptist Church Burying Ground), primarily for the interment of Negroes. It was also said to have been the burial place of Gabriel and some of his followers who were executed in 1800, just a couple of blocks away on Gallows Hill for a planned slave rebellion. More information...
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