First District Missionary Baptist Association
Established 1863
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Samuel Gibbs, Jr., President
Rev. Byron Johnson, General Secretary
Welcome
Welcome to our website.
We are located in the great city of New Orleans, Louisiana and God has blessed us to serve this city, state, and nation since 1863. It is by God´s divine order that you have "clicked" on to this site. If your church is not a part of an Association in our city or state, please contact us and a representative will return your call.
"We Are A Network of Churches Seeking God First, Working Together,
and Witnessing to the World"
Matthew 6:33, 28:16-20
OUR FOUR-YEAR THEME
2024
The Great Commandments: Mark 12:28-34
Love God and Love Others
2025
Love: The Evidence of Discipleship -John 13:34-35
2026
The Church That Is Rooted and Grounded in Love Ephesians 3:14-19
2027
Love Never Ends -1 Corinthians 13:8-13
Dr. Robert Turner, Sr. Living Legends 2025-2026
Sis. Edna Adams
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." – Psalm 84:10
She is a lifelong member of Second Baptist Church Sixth District
Dr. Samuel Gibbs, Jr., Pastor
Dr. Lorraine T. Payton
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”
Psalm 46:1
Dr. Lorraine T. Payton is a proud and devoted member of
Second Free Mission Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Warren J. Ray, Jr., Pastor
InSide The District
Communications & Announcements from our Churches
If you need additional information regarding our communications and announcements listed below, please contact us at info@firstdistrictmba.org
Pentecost Baptist Church
Greater Liberty Baptist Church
First Free Missionar Baptist Church of Algiers
Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church 6th District
Department News
Dr. Matthews McGary, Sr., Scholarship Recipients