In a service Sunday morning, First Baptist Dallas plans to mark the anniversary of a July 19 four-alarm fire that destroyed its historic sanctuary. The 134-year-old sanctuary, located in the heart of ...

A year ago this week, a fire nearly destroyed First Baptist Dallas' 133-year-old sanctuary in Downtown Dallas. Church leaders say the restoration process has been inconvenient, but members have ...

First Baptist Dallas Sr. Exec. Pastor Ben Lovvorn (left) holds a ceremonial plaque that was given the Dallas Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Gill Peña by Pastor Robert Jeffress (not pictured) as the church ...

DALLAS — One year after First Baptist Dallas' historic sanctuary was destroyed in a destructive fire, the church says it still needs insurance money to rebuild. A year after a fire all but destroyed ...

The shell of the burned out First Baptist Church is seen from the Dallas Regional Chamber office in downtown Dallas, June 24, 2025. Scaffolding is erected around the remaining structure as they are ...