First Baptist Church has been ministering in our community for over 75 years. Established in 1944, our church is committed to the preaching of God's Word, the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ, corporate worship, and the equipping of the people to grow and share their faith.

The city of Belle Chasse is located just 7 miles from downtown New Orleans, LA on the storied West Bank. Our church is located on Highway 23 in Belle Chasse, LA, just past the local high school and post office, and just 1.9 miles north of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base of New Orleans. Our congregants are eager to welcome new visitors and help you to feel at home whether you are here for just one Sunday or many.

​If you have any questions regarding our church, please fill out a Connect form and someone will contact you.
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Current Sermon Series: Job and the Glory of God

Job said, "Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will leave this life.
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.
Job 1:21b-22 CSV

​It is a little-known biblical fact that Job is the oldest book in the Bible. The writing of Job predates the book of Genesis and all others in the biblical canon. The exact date and author of the book of Job is unknown though its message is timeless.

The book of Job opens with the story of a prominent man named Job who has been blessed with a large family and many possessions (the marks of success in those days). More importantly, Job is described as a righteous, God-fearing man. Satan, being the trouble-maker that he is, challenged God and said that were it not for his many possessions and good health, Job would not trust and worship God but turn his back on God and curse him. God allowed Satan to put Job to the test and, through devastating loss and struggle, Job never turned away from his commitment to God.

Remarkably, the previously described events take place within the first two out of forty-two chapters in the book of Job! Then what is the rest of the book about?

It is a common misconception that the book of Job is a book of wisdom like Proverbs featuring tid-bits of wisdom that can be taken out of context. However, the bulk of Job is dialogue between six featured players. First, we have Job himself, who defends his God and his innoncense throughout the book. Next, there are Job's friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who make arguments to Job in his grief to try and reason away or explain Job's plight. The fifth featured speaker is a young man named Elihu, who appears suddenly and declares his own worldly wisdom to Job. Finally, the last speaker is God who asks the simple question, "Where were you when I made the world?" In other words, who are YOU to make assumption about ME? 

Once we understand that Job is mostly dialogue between these various characters, we learn that we must not take verses of Job out of context. Most of what Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu share with Job is bad advice, worldly wisdom, and misunderstandings of God and his nature. It is shocking to consider that the Bible features bad ideas about God, but that is how we form good ideas about God: by studying the bad ones. The confessions of the Early Church were in response heresies that developed and taught false ideas about God and Jesus; the bad ideas helped to solidify the good ones.

As we study the book of Job over the next six weeks, we will observe this dialogue in sections and separate the worldly ideas from the Godly wisdom, and we will see an example in Job of a man who trusted and worshipped God even when times got tough.
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Worship with us.
One way to worship with us is to attend a worship service on Sunday mornings. Our worship services are held once a week at 10:30AM on Sunday mornings. A typical service consists of worship through song, prayer, and a sermon from our pastor. We encourage families to worship together at First Baptist Church. Children ages 5 and up are invited to join us in worship and childcare is provided for children ages 4 and under. Our desire is that every member of your family will find worship at First Baptist Church to be engaging, edifying, and inspirational.

The worship gathering is not meant to be your family's one exposure to God's word per week, but rather it is meant to supplement the study of the Bible taking place in your home and to celebrate how you and your family are living for God outside of the church. 

To view our video library of past worship services, visit our Watch page. Or, you can listen to past sermons in a podcast format by visiting our Listen page.

Another way to worship with us is to join a small group. We have a number of groups for all ages meeting on Sunday mornings at 9:30. If you would like to be contacted with more information about small groups, please fill out a Connect form and someone will contact you.

Worship through service.
The most effective means of growing in your relationship with Christ and with the church is to serve. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our areas of service are somewhat limited, but we do have needs in our nursery, children's ministry, worship team, and production team. If you would like to volunteer in any of these or other areas in our church, please fill out a Serve form and we will contact you.

Worship at home.
The most effective and lasting faith training happens at home. We want to encourage you to worship with your family and study God's word in your home. Joining us for a worship service is wonderful, but worship is a lifestyle. We want to encourage you to invite the Holy Spirit into your home and worship outside of the church as well as inside.

Worship services will be live-streamed via Facebook Live at 10:30Am on Sundays, and past services are available on our YouTube Channel.

Worship through giving.
To keep our church financially healthy and able to do ministry, we need the financial support of our members and of those who feel led to give. Please use our online giving system to give your tithes and offerings so that the ministry of First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse may continue today and in the future.
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Our Wednesday night schedule will resume on August 3!
6PM for adults, students, and children!