WHO WE ARE
OUR MOTTO
We are a welcoming people, committed to discipleship, and impacting a world for Jesus Christ.
OUR MISSION
At First Baptist Church Murfreesboro we are a Christ-centered, welcoming congregation committed to encouraging a faith building personal and worship experience with God through Christian discipleship- incorporating teaching, evangelism, fellowship, ministry, and missions that will effectively impact the body of Christ and community.
OUR VISION
The vision of FBC is to be an oasis of dynamic love, discipleship and worship while
making significant impact in the Body of Christ and Community.
CORE VALUES
High-Quality Worship
Creating a space for dynamic personal worship encounters with Jesus Christ.
Five-Star Hospitality
Providing exceptional consideration and care to those that we serve.
Character-Building Discipleship
Encouraging personal transformation through biblical training and study.
Community Impact
Sharing the love of Jesus through supporting and serving our community
Creating a space for dynamic personal worship encounters with Jesus Christ.
Five-Star Hospitality
Providing exceptional consideration and care to those that we serve.
Character-Building Discipleship
Encouraging personal transformation through biblical training and study.
Community Impact
Sharing the love of Jesus through supporting and serving our community
OUR THEME
Witness Encounter Impact: WE IMPACT
Acts 2: 41-47
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.
Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude, praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.
Acts 2: 41-47
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.
Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude, praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.

OUR PASTOR
PASTOR JAMES MCCARROLL
James Milton McCarroll, Jr. is currently the Pastor of First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro,TN. A Nashville, TN native, he received the Bachelors of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Accounting in 1999. He also received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in 2003.
He was licensed to preach and ordained to the Christian Ministry at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. James C. Turner, Sr. is the pastor. He has since dedicated his life to bringing the message of faith, hope, and love in God through Jesus Christ.
Since his arrival to First Baptist Church in 2006, God has used Pastor McCarroll to bring about a revival in the congregational life to harvest a greater community impact. Led by the power of the Spirit of God, First Baptist Church has witnessed numerical, organizational, and—most importantly—spiritual growth. With a heart for the community, he has not only served on numerous boards but guided the church to give back to the local and global community through over $800,000 of donations and support.
He is the creator of “GARDENTALKS,” a weekly motivational broadcast that reaches thousands of homes by using gardening principles as metaphors for building healthy and productive lives. He is the author of ten books including the best-seller “#GARDENTALKS: 50 Lessons for Productive Living.” He is also a music writer and book publisher. His non-profit, Holy Impact Movement, supports individuals who sense a call to internationalmission work.
Pastor McCarroll has been blessed to teach and preach at numerous venues across the country, as well as internationally. Such venues include conferences, conventions, revivals, and retreats. His desire for those to whom he ministers to experience the fullness of their Christian possibility has caused him to approach ministry with sensitivity toward the holistic need for the faith, hope, and love required to encounter the promises and power that rests within a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. To this end Pastor McCarroll endeavors to impact the world for Jesus Christ through the communication and application of the Word of God.
He was licensed to preach and ordained to the Christian Ministry at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. James C. Turner, Sr. is the pastor. He has since dedicated his life to bringing the message of faith, hope, and love in God through Jesus Christ.
Since his arrival to First Baptist Church in 2006, God has used Pastor McCarroll to bring about a revival in the congregational life to harvest a greater community impact. Led by the power of the Spirit of God, First Baptist Church has witnessed numerical, organizational, and—most importantly—spiritual growth. With a heart for the community, he has not only served on numerous boards but guided the church to give back to the local and global community through over $800,000 of donations and support.
He is the creator of “GARDENTALKS,” a weekly motivational broadcast that reaches thousands of homes by using gardening principles as metaphors for building healthy and productive lives. He is the author of ten books including the best-seller “#GARDENTALKS: 50 Lessons for Productive Living.” He is also a music writer and book publisher. His non-profit, Holy Impact Movement, supports individuals who sense a call to internationalmission work.
Pastor McCarroll has been blessed to teach and preach at numerous venues across the country, as well as internationally. Such venues include conferences, conventions, revivals, and retreats. His desire for those to whom he ministers to experience the fullness of their Christian possibility has caused him to approach ministry with sensitivity toward the holistic need for the faith, hope, and love required to encounter the promises and power that rests within a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. To this end Pastor McCarroll endeavors to impact the world for Jesus Christ through the communication and application of the Word of God.
MINISTERS
Dion Allen
Emmanuel Barnes
Tiffany Brown
Antwan Buchanan
Arlene Caldwell
Tonya Campbell
Tamika Collins
Angela Cox
Tamara Crutcher
Culanda Elam
Arlene Ezell
Robert Floyd
Deborah Foster
Devan Franklin
Emmanuel Barnes
Tiffany Brown
Antwan Buchanan
Arlene Caldwell
Tonya Campbell
Tamika Collins
Angela Cox
Tamara Crutcher
Culanda Elam
Arlene Ezell
Robert Floyd
Deborah Foster
Devan Franklin
Annette Gaines-Glimps
Keisha Gilmore
Natasha Glover
William Golson Jr.
Jumory Gordon
Sharon Herron
Shannon Holt
Toccara Houston
Erica Hussey
Lashenda Knowles
Pamela James
Derek Johnson, MD
Paula Jones
Jamie Kelley
Keisha Gilmore
Natasha Glover
William Golson Jr.
Jumory Gordon
Sharon Herron
Shannon Holt
Toccara Houston
Erica Hussey
Lashenda Knowles
Pamela James
Derek Johnson, MD
Paula Jones
Jamie Kelley
Aletha Kimble-Laws
Eugene Magee
Eric Majors
Rachel Marchbanks
Michai Mosby
DeAntwaine Moye
Mytecia Myles
Henry Nottinson
Sequence Nottinson
Joshua Person
Jonathan Radford
Jermaine Reynolds
Marvin Richardson
Marcus Shaw
Eugene Magee
Eric Majors
Rachel Marchbanks
Michai Mosby
DeAntwaine Moye
Mytecia Myles
Henry Nottinson
Sequence Nottinson
Joshua Person
Jonathan Radford
Jermaine Reynolds
Marvin Richardson
Marcus Shaw
Earl Singleton
Joseph Smith
Chandra Story
Christopher Taylor
Stephanie Walker
Brenda Walton
Wayne Walton
Irene Washington
Kimberly Welch
Latasha Williams
Robert Williams
Joseph Smith
Chandra Story
Christopher Taylor
Stephanie Walker
Brenda Walton
Wayne Walton
Irene Washington
Kimberly Welch
Latasha Williams
Robert Williams
DEACONS
Troi Bailey
Michael Barker
Carlos Black
Antwan Buchanan
Jerome Drake
Curtis Gaines, Sr.
Earnest Gavin
Walter Harris
Joseph Herbert
Michael Barker
Carlos Black
Antwan Buchanan
Jerome Drake
Curtis Gaines, Sr.
Earnest Gavin
Walter Harris
Joseph Herbert
Craig Hopkins
Harold Ben Hurd
Farrell Joshua
Samuel Lyons
Clay Mayfield Jr.
Kenneth McLin
Kenyatta Pumphrey
Marvin Richardson
Cecil Risby
Harold Ben Hurd
Farrell Joshua
Samuel Lyons
Clay Mayfield Jr.
Kenneth McLin
Kenyatta Pumphrey
Marvin Richardson
Cecil Risby
Elbert Roach
Clarence Rodgers
Warren Russell
Jermaine Simmons
Don Stewart
Michael Tillage
YT Vaughn
Isaac Walker
Robert White
Clarence Rodgers
Warren Russell
Jermaine Simmons
Don Stewart
Michael Tillage
YT Vaughn
Isaac Walker
Robert White
Homer Winters
MOTHERS
Kathy Alexander
Lettie Allen
Cherry Brown
Barbara Butler
Arlene Caldwell
Heddie Carter
Kenya Davis-Stewart
Maxine Drake
Sharon Fletcher
Shirley Gaines
Lettie Allen
Cherry Brown
Barbara Butler
Arlene Caldwell
Heddie Carter
Kenya Davis-Stewart
Maxine Drake
Sharon Fletcher
Shirley Gaines
Joyce Gee
Sharon Gillespie
Doris Holloway
Renee Holmes
Saundra Hopkins
Tracie Hunt
Renata Jones
Thelma McHenry
Elma B. McKnight
Lula Miles
Sharon Gillespie
Doris Holloway
Renee Holmes
Saundra Hopkins
Tracie Hunt
Renata Jones
Thelma McHenry
Elma B. McKnight
Lula Miles
Thaya Morant
Deborah Newman
Dawn Orr
Debbie Pumphrey
Kim Risby
Kezlyn Sellars
Chanel Smith
Chandra Story
Lynn Stubbs
Nancy Vaughn
Deborah Newman
Dawn Orr
Debbie Pumphrey
Kim Risby
Kezlyn Sellars
Chanel Smith
Chandra Story
Lynn Stubbs
Nancy Vaughn
Stephanie Walton
Candice Williams
Barbara Winters
Kreda Yokley
Candice Williams
Barbara Winters
Kreda Yokley
TRUSTEES
James Beach
Dr. Alphonse Carter
Lamar Dixon
Dr. Bichaka Fayissa
Gregory Garrett
Dr. Alphonse Carter
Lamar Dixon
Dr. Bichaka Fayissa
Gregory Garrett
Mitchell Naylor
Doris Sanders
Billy Sellars
Xaviery Story
Atty. Brigette Tubbs - Jones
Doris Sanders
Billy Sellars
Xaviery Story
Atty. Brigette Tubbs - Jones
McKinley Tuckson
Reginald Webb
William Zellars
Reginald Webb
William Zellars