Founded in 1807, the mission of First Baptist Church is to glorify God,
love others, and make disciples of Jesus Christ.

In the summer of 1807, God sent revival to Freeport, Maine, through the Gospel-centered preaching of the Rev. Thomas Paul—a black preacher from Boston. On October 8, 1807, Sarah Dunham and Betty Wesson were the first to be baptized by immersion (believer baptism) in Freeport. The first Baptist church in Freeport was organized on November 20, 1807, with 17 founding members meeting in the house of Nathan Wesson. The first pastor, Rev. Silas Stearns, baptized 42 more members.

In the subsequent years, various revivals followed periods of spiritual drought. For instance, in 1839, “The spiritual condition of the church was described as deplorable.” Then God sent John Butler to preach the Gospel, which resulted in 62 baptisms in his first three months. Later on, 50 were baptized on a single Sunday in 1883.

On Palm Sunday morning, March 5, 1944, the church building was leveled by a fire. The present meetinghouse was completed in 1952, and the Christian Education building was purchased in 1965.

Since the completion of the present building, the pastors of the church were the Rev. Nelson Felch (1951-1960); the Rev. John Dunn (1960-1968); the Rev. Ehrmann Bennett (1969-1978); Pastor Sandy Williams (1979-2015); Pastor Donald Thomas (2015-2017); Interim Pastor Steve Kerhoulas (2018-2020); Senior Pastor Michael Whitney/Associate Pastor Jonah Bissell (2021-2022); Pastor Jonah Bissell (2023-2026); and the Rev. Dr. Aaron Werner (2025-Present).