Be The Church
Be The Church
Since 1893, when Black Americans in Milford were looking for a place to worship, First Baptist Church has been a sanctuary and beacon of light in the community.
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Learn
Learn
The Reverend Dr. Horace A. Hough is an effective teacher, a powerful orator, a gifted administrator, and a leader who deeply values people. As a pastor, he is a scholar-practitioner who lives at the intersection of creativity, a culture of care, love, and leadership. He has spent his life living by the motto, “Where God leads, I will follow.”
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Love
Love
First Baptist Church is a kind, loving, and service-oriented Christian community. Following Jesus’s teachings and example, we remain committed to the Great Commission, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matt 28: 19-20)
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Labor
Labor
The FBCMilford community embraces the message of Jesus in the 25th chapter of Matthew, “…For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matt 25: 35-36, 40).
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