First Baptist Church

I attend this church even though I live in Round Rock. I live off 1431 near the IKEA so it’s only about 8 miles up to the church. It’s farther than other churches in the area but there’s a lot going on and the people are very friendly. We like the upbeat worship a 11:00. The earlier service slows down the music. Frankly it’s got more older people in that earlier service. That doesn’t bother me but I find myself wishing to speed up the music.
I’m a member of the church so this is a little biased. I did visit a lot other churches before I joined. Some of the best things about the church I like include Upwards Basketball for the kids. Both our kids are in this very friendly basketball program that is open even for kids who are not members of the church.
The facilities are amazing. The new education building has three floors for the kids plus a theater room. They also have a giant playscape that lets the kids slide down from one floor of the church to another.
The church has been great about letting me host our Central Texas Boardgames Meetups at the church every First Friday. Visit
. The only bad thing is I haven’t been able to get members of the church to attend very much. I know, people think we are playing boring games like Risk and Monopoly or they think games are too geeky. I still wish that more people our age (about 40) would attend our game nights. The senior game nights seem to have no trouble filling up there. They have better food though and I guess that makes a big difference.
Dale Wilbur is great as a worship leader. We are always inspired by the music. The new senior pastor John Duncan is very good as well. There are plenty of choices through the week too as they have events like FBU, First Baptist University. There’s always something on the calendar.