Articles tagged:First Baptist Church

Posted: Thu Oct 14 5:30 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
First Baptist Church in Ypsilanti celebrates 175 years of community involvement

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct names in photo captions.In the span between Ypsilanti incorporating as a village in 1832 and Michigan becoming a state in 1837, the First Baptist Church opened its doors in the fledgling city. On Sunday, the church kicked off a yearlong celebration ...

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Posted: Mon May 24 5:40 a.m. by Dave Gershman Freelance reporter
Ann Arbor church's effort to help homeless fails; First Baptist removing shelter

The First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor’s experiment in providing a rudimentary shelter for the homeless is coming to an end. Sometime this week, a wooden pavilion the church built in 2008 at a cost of more than $15,000, will be removed and given to the University of Michigan’s Matthaei ...

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Posted: Sun Dec 13 3:15 p.m. by Brent Lofgren Community Contributor
Bach Advent celebration at First Baptist

The Itinerant Chorister took part today in the performance of J.S. Bach's cantata "Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland" with the choir of First Baptist Church at 517 E. Washington Street in Ann Arbor. This is a piece of music for Advent that took over a major part of the worship ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 25 11:39 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man was arrested this morning after he approached the pavilion outside the First Baptist Church with a gasoline can and threatened to burn people, an Ann Arbor police report said. Officers responded at about 1 a.m. to the church on East Huron Street and saw the man, who fled ...

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