Church History

Our Church is one of the oldest in Ann Arbor, and the second oldest Black Church in Michigan.  It dates back to 1865, the year a few baptized believers were called together and organized under our present name. Recently found records date our Church back to 1859 and trace the history to Canada where it was reported that we joined the Amherstburg Regular Missionary Baptist Association of Ontario as a new Church.  Meanwhile, about eighteen ministers have served this well-established congregation and through gradual growth we have developed Second Baptist into one of the most prominent religious institutions in the area.  Three church buildings have served the needs of our congregation for these 122 to 128 years. Our present edifice was built in 1980.  God has set us in this place and we will go where the Holy Spirit leads us to go.

Our Beliefs

We believe in the divine authority of the Bible, in the One God who exists eternally in three persons, and who was incarnated in Jesus Christ.  We believe in God the Creator who made man in His own image, and that man fell into sin and is therefore under condemnation.  We believe that through Jesus Christ, God made a way for the salvation of man, and anyone who accepts Him is born again into a new life.   We believe in baptism by immersion by which we relive the death, burial and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a symbol of our Faith.  We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit working in us to fulfill the mission of Christ in the Church and the world.  We believe in the imminent return of our Lord and Savior, to be greeted by all who are prepared for the coming of the Kingdom of God.

Our Church Family

Members of this Church are a family, made up of baptized believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.  All are bound together by ties of love for God and each other.  Within the congregation there is mutual support and caring for one another, and enough staff to provide extended family service to others.  The Church Family gets this spirit and helping strength from the Lord, and is proud to share it with whomever will come.  If you need a church family, there is a place for you here.