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.[1] The senior pastor is John K. Jenkins Sr. It is one of the largest, if not the largest church in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

First Baptist Church of Glenarden International
LocationUpper Marlboro, Maryland
CountryUnited States
DenominationBaptist
AssociationsConverge
Weekly attendance12,000
Websitefbcglenarden.org
History
Founded1917
Founder(s)Robert Warren and his wife
Architecture
StyleContemporary/Modern
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)John K. Jenkins Sr.

History
Family Life Center, a community center, next to the church.

The church has its origins in a 1917 house Bible study group led by Robert Warren and his wife.[2] In 1920 it opened its first building in Glenarden.[3] In 1989, John K. Jenkins Sr. became the senior pastor of the 500-member church.[4] In 2007, it dedicated a new building in Upper Marlboro including a 4,000-seat auditorium.[5] In 2012, it won its third Hoodie Award for Best African American Church for its positive influence in its community.[6] In 2018, it inaugurated a community center with a gymnasium and a health club.[7] According to a church census released in 2018, it claimed a weekly attendance of 10,548 people, and has 127 different ministries.[8] In 2021, it opened a Covid-19 vaccination center in its community center.[9]

Beliefs

The Church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of Converge.[10]

See also

References and notes
  1. Outreach magazine 2022
  2. First Baptist Church of Glenarden, OUR HISTORY, fbcglenarden.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
  3. First Baptist Church of Glenarden, OUR HISTORY, fbcglenarden.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
  4. Hamil R. Harris, Where We Worship: First Baptist Church of Glenarden, washingtonpost.com, USA, September 23, 2011
  5. Hamil R. Harris, A New Sanctuary for a Flock of Thousands, washingtonpost.com, USA, September 13, 2007
  6. Lauren McEwen, Glenarden megachurch snags third ‘Hoodie Award’, washingtonpost.com, USA, August 15, 2012
  7. 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
  8. Lifeway research, 2018 Largest Churches in America, outreachmagazine.com, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
  9. 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
  10. Converge, Members, converge.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021

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