First Baptist Church

Michigan’s oldest Baptist church was begun in 1821 by a small band of pioneers who came to Pontiac through forest and swamp from Mount Clemens. In 1824 Reverend Elkanah Comstock became its first pastor. The congregation met in homes, the schoolhouse, and the courthouse until it dedicated its own building in 1841. In 1896 the church moved to its present location. Fifty-five years later, on July 1, 1951, this building was dedicated. Its large missionary program is well known.

Pontiac, Michigan · United States