First Baptist Preschool

A great place for meeting other people that you have never met. The front door people are great to meet especially Steve when he is there. He brings a smile to lots of children as they come in.

I don’t like to write negative things about a church as they are doing God’s work & they are almost all a positive place. However, there is a «right» church for most people & this one is not it for my family. So I’m writing a review just to let others know why in case they may have the same concerns/​issues.
We went here for a while a few yrs. back (3−4yrs) and really enjoyed it. The sermons are great & they have lots of activities & things for children. It is a very involved church & you can truly immerse yourself. If we got there on time seating was never an issue & I always got a lot out of the sermons. The music is contemporary & very upbeat. The people are friendly. Then it started getting more & more crowded.
I have been «church shopping» for my family for about 6 yrs. now, since we moved to northern Va from Fredericksburg. Still haven’t found a church like the smaller, family oriented, personal & very real church I left.
So I decided to check out a couple others in the area. About a yr. later we came back to 1^st baptist a few times. Holy moly. The population had exploded! I don’t know what they did but it was so crowded you couldn’t get a seat unless you got there super early. Even when getting there early I’d go in the sanctuary & people had left their bible, jackets, etc. on seats to save their seat so we still couldn’t get one. We would stand in the back, hanging around feeling stupid. The ushers pretty much ignored us. We then would go out into the lobby & sit at a table & watch on the TV out there. This happened 2 Sundays in a row. Many people, including those who worked at the church, passed by & no one even spoke to us. Boy did we feel out of place. Awkward! So that was it for me. Too many other churches to fight for seating & feel invisible. Really impersonal. I felt like I could go there for 2 yrs. and no one would know who I was. So, my search continues…
Again, on a positive note, the sermons are great & my kids loved childrens church there. The childrens church teachers are great. They are the only ones who remembered us. I think too many of these mega churches in the area focus so much on growth & missions that they miss the regular people & those who are searching & may be in need. I have seen in it many, many churches in Woodbridge. So I will look for a smaller church, where perhaps they’ll remember my face, or actually call me/​email me when I put in a prayer request.

What an awesome place to worship. We tried several churches, but it was not until we went here that we felt at home. They have tremendous programs for all ages. More importantly, no matter how mature you feel like you are in your faith, they are there with you to provide guidance and support.