Events
We have some exciting opportunities for you to dive deep in your faith for Fall 2025!!
Our Women’s Bible Study meets on Monday mornings!
We offer a variety of Bible study classes designed to create community and deepen faith for women of every age and stage of life. Come find where you fit!
Sponsoring a Christian Activity Center (CAC) child for Christmas ensures that kids in East St. Louis wake up full of joy on Christmas morning! To donate online and have CAC shop on your behalf, or to request a child's wish list and shop / drop off at CAC yourself, please visit cacesl.org/getinvolved.
Join us for our Trivia Night fundraiser sponsored by our YA and 30s/40s Ministries. Come put your useless and obscure knowledge to the test as we raise money in support of InExcelsis Outreach Center in St. Louis.
There’s going to be an informational meeting for anyone who is interested in joining the Uganda mission trip in July 2026. IMB (International Mission Board) missionary and FBCO member James Herron will be there to chat and answer any questions you might have.
More than Moms is a place for moms with kids 12th grade and under to share a meal, feel encouraged, be equipped and engage with other moms all while applying the gospel to our everyday lives.
Come connect with other moms to find your complete identity as woman, wife, mother and most importantly—a child of God.
Our annual Friendsgiving is on November 20th! Young Adults, we invite you to join us for a fun night of Trivia and delicious food in the North Gym at 6:30 PM.
Help us support families in need while discovering new ways to advocate for the sanctity of life!
Pastor Aaron will lead a team of eleven to Cuba for the purpose of ministering to, supporting, and working beside a sister church in Cuba. The team will be encouraging the work already started there, including teaching and training men, women and children.
Buddy Break is a FREE respite program where children, youth and young adults with special needs (VIPs) make new friends, play fun games, enjoy crafts, stories, music and more! Meanwhile, their parents/caregivers can enjoy time away from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities for two hours.
If you’d like to help us serve up some holiday cheer leading up to Christmas, we’d love to have you join our Cocoa Crew!
More than Moms is a place for moms with kids 12th grade and under to share a meal, feel encouraged, be equipped and engage with other moms all while applying the gospel to our everyday lives.
Come connect with other moms to find your complete identity as woman, wife, mother and most importantly—a child of God.
Come enjoy great food and fellowship while hearing an impactful message from our speaker for the afternoon.
YAs, you’re INVITED to join us December 18th for a fun night of Christmas cheer, good food, and karaoke!
Join Pastor Doug and Vickie as you explore the Great Pyramids of Giza and other treasures of Egypt and piece together the life and times of one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations.
Ready for a break and a chance to reconnect? Join us for the Young Adults Retreat at Lake Sallateeska Baptist Camp from January 4th-7th!
Looking to join our church or find out more about us? Sign up here!
If you’ve accepted Jesus as your Savior & are ready to take that first step of obedience in Christ, we’d love to help you do just that! Join us for Baptism Night & invite your friends & family to witness this impactful moment in your life! Sign up here to let us know you’re coming.
The 7Hills Student Conference is a powerful two-day experience for 6th–12th grade students from across the St. Louis Metro East. Gather with hundreds of students for a weekend of high-energy worship, biblical teaching, breakout sessions, and Gospel-centered community.
This is more than just a conference—it’s a moment to encounter Jesus, be equipped in your faith, and be empowered to live it out.
Your kids are invited to Illumination Station VBS for the brightest week of the year! While many people claim to know about Jesus, many are in the dark about who He really is. During VBS kids will explore all the ways light brightens, illuminates, reflects, and reveals. Don’t miss this amazing week and be sure to bring a friend!
Pastor Mariano and his wife, Trinity, will be leading a team to Panama City, Panama to work with IMB missionaries using conversational English to connect with university students. Participants will be trained in personal evangelism and will be actively involved in other ministries that may include other locations. (ie. high schools, hospitals, shopping malls, etc.)
We are planning a Uganda mission trip for July 2026. IMB (International Mission Board) missionaries and FBCO members James & Sonya Herron and FBCO member Alan Lee will lead this team. More details to come.
Join us for Reach Our City, a one-day local mission experience where First Students will step out and serve our community in practical, impactful ways.
Buddy Break is a FREE respite program where children, youth and young adults with special needs (VIPs) make new friends, play fun games, enjoy crafts, stories, music and more! Meanwhile, their parents/caregivers can enjoy time away from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities for two hours.
Come enjoy great food and fellowship while hearing an impactful message from our speaker for the afternoon.
Help us support families in need while discovering new ways to advocate for the sanctity of life!
Commit to an hour or more of peaceful, prayerful vigil to end abortion. You can either pray at home on your own or join us on Saturday, October 25 in front of Planned Parenthood in Fairview Heights for FBCO’s Day to Pray. Sign up here to let us know you’ll be praying with us, either in person or from home!
YA is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat for the O'Fallon community! Bring your family for candy, worship, yard games, and more! Join us Thursday, October 23rd from 7-8:30 here at First Baptist Church of O'Fallon - 1111 E. HWY 50.
If you’ve accepted Christ as your Savior, we invite you to join us for the Lord’s Supper during our Midweek Worship Experience on Wednesday, October 22. Have questions? Call (618.632.6223) or email us.
Ladies of ages 16 and up, join us for an incredible evening of encouragement and a night of worship featuring Centricity recording artist Natalie Layne!!
More than Moms is a place for moms with kids 12th grade and under to share a meal, feel encouraged, be equipped and engage with other moms all while applying the gospel to our everyday lives.
Come connect with other moms to find your complete identity as woman, wife, mother and most importantly—a child of God.
Let's get ready to play! Moms and sons are invited to join us for a fun night of Nerf and Nachos. We'll begin with a Mexican style meal and then suit up (with protective eyewear) for some epic Nerf battles and games.
Join us for one of the best events of the year—Underground Fall Retreat at Camp Mihaska! It’s a powerful time of community, games, worship, Bible study, and spiritual renewal.
Men, join us for a great night of food and fellowship at our annual BeastFeast dinner on Friday, October 10. Come let your primal instincts take over and enjoy your fill of a smorgasbord of different meats. We'll have a variety of different "beasts" for you to try!
Come enjoy great food and fellowship while hearing an impactful message from our speaker for the afternoon.
All Current First Graders are invited to join us for our First Grade Bible Presentation!
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025
Breakfast at 8:30am in the KLC
Bible Presentations in both Worship Services (9:40 and 11:00)
Buddy Break is a free respite program where children, youth and young adults with special needs (VIPs) make new friends, play fun games, enjoy crafts, stories, music and more! Meanwhile, their parents/caregivers can enjoy time away from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities for two hours.
Help us support families in need while discovering new ways to advocate for the sanctity of life!
Join us for a fun time of fellowship with the whole church right after our 11AM service. Come enjoy pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs as well as inflatables and yard games in the South Parking Lot.
Enjoy a trip to Branson, MO in the fall and experience Sight & Sound Theatre’s “DAVID", enjoy a bountiful dinner at the Grand Country Buffet, explore the Top of the Rock’s Lost Canyon & Nature Trail, and view remarkable collections of artifacts at the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum. A significant Early Bird discount is available if you register BEFORE May 31!
If you’ve accepted Jesus as your Savior & are ready to take that first step of obedience in Christ, we’d love to help you do just that! Join us for Baptism Night & invite your friends & family to witness this impactful moment in your life! Sign up here to let us know you’re coming.
More than Moms is a place for moms with kids 12th grade and under to share a meal, feel encouraged, be equipped and engage with other moms all while applying the gospel to our everyday lives.
Come connect with other moms to find your complete identity as woman, wife, mother and most importantly—a child of God.
Each Sunday night, if you bring a new friend, you AND your friend will get a free First Students shirt!
Plus, we’ll have special treats every week (last year featured Raisin Cane’s, Crumbl Cookies, and more—stay tuned for what’s coming this year!).
Mark your calendars and get ready—Super Series starts Sunday, September 14 at 6:00 PM.
Looking to join our church or find out more about us? Sign up here!
Come enjoy great food and fellowship while hearing an impactful message from our speaker for the afternoon.
Buddy Break is a free respite program where children, youth and young adults with special needs (VIPs) make new friends, play fun games, enjoy crafts, stories, music and more! Meanwhile, their parents/caregivers can enjoy time away from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities for two hours.
FBCO For Life is collecting homeless donations for the month of September. We will also serve the homeless on Saturday, November 1, from 8AM - 12PM. Collection bins are at the Seven Hills Entrance and in the Atrium for donations. Thank you!
Help us support families in need while discovering new ways to advocate for the sanctity of life!
After both services on Sunday, August 24, we’re having a reception in the FBA office to celebrate Pastor Doug and Vickie’s years of service to FBCO. We’d be thrilled if you could come and show your appreciation! There’ll be a basket for you to drop off cards, and to make it even sweeter, we’ll be giving out free Dilly Bars!
If you’ve accepted Christ as your Savior, we invite you to join us for the Lord’s Supper during our Worship Experiences on Sunday, August 24. Have questions? Call (618.632.6223) or email us.
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) has more than 500 trained volunteers who serve as part of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Disaster Relief ministry, the third largest relief agency in the United States. Come join them as they bring help, hope and healing to hurting people.
Promotion Sunday is coming—and it’s a big day for First Students!
Students will move up to their new grade-level LIFE Groups, and we’ll kick off our church-wide Genesis study, From the Start.
