A first century model church

Our Story

Our Mission

Meeting needs, building relationships & growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Serving God by serving others simply means we are a church that provides tangible needs to the communities we serve in order to reach hurting people for Christ, such as: counseling, health & wellness, ESL, private education, disaster recovery, family services, local & international missions, clothing and food, ministries for children, youth, and adults that are relevant for today.

Our History

The First Baptist Church of Addis was established in the late 1950s.  In 2009 the church was down to a dozen members and struggling. The pastor at the time, Frank Stagg, invited Tom Shepard to come in as the associate pastor and help with discipleship. Two weeks later Pastor Stagg announced his retirement and asked Pastor Shepard if he would take the helm. Pastor Shepard agreed, and a year later in 2010, at 42 members, Pastor Shepard took over as senior pastor. In 2022 at 1,059 members, having successfully launched a church in Plaquemine, having an additional campus in Walker, LA,  and running a K3 through 12th grade private school for the previous five years, the now named "Church at Addis" is thriving.

Our Future

The future is bright! Having purchased 35 acres across the street in Addis to continue expansion of the current vision, the church is looking to build a 2,500 seat performing arts center, doubling as the worship facility, a 1,650 student private school providing both vocational and academic tracks for its students, community family and support recovery counseling center, wellness center, adult literacy center, English as a second language, disaster recovery hub for south Louisiana, and a myriad of community related ministries making up the new church. Our mission is to, "Serve God by Serving Others."  It is our prayer as God continues to bless, that we are able to make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
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Our Beliefs