History:

On March 21, 1838, a dozen families who had settled in Michigan, coming from New York State, organized under the leadership of Rev. C.P. Goodrich, “The First Free Baptist Association of Commerce.” They met in homes until 1845 after which they met in a red frame school house 36 x 40 feet. This stood by the road in what is now the Wixom Cemetery. A balcony over the front door seated the choir; the pulpit was opposite. On either side were three rows of splintery plank seats on three levels.

The new church building, measuring 106 x 37 and costing $100,000.00 was dedicated in 1960. In 1966, the old church, which was still being used for Sunday School purposes, was torn down, having been purchased by the Walled Lake School Board. Remodeling and the addition of a new two-story, 100 x 40 Educational Unit, was completed in 1968 at the cost of $150,000.00. In 1974, under the ministry of Rev. Robert V. Warren, a new auditorium was erected. The cost of this building came to $500,000.00 and was completely paid for by 1988. The proposed cost for our new Educational Wing is $2,000,000.00. In 1980 First Baptist Church established the Wixom Christian School. WCS is now entering its twenty-sixth year and currently ministers to about 100 students from preschool through the twelfth grade. In 2004, First Baptist Church opened the Signs of a Child Daycare. Now in its second year of operation, the daycare has filled its maximum capacity of forty-five infants through four-year-olds and is looking forward to a time when that number may increaOne hundred and sixty-nine years have passed, but First Baptist Church of Wixom still preaches faithfully the same gospel message it proclaimed way back in 1838. In a changing world, we preach a changeless Christ who is able to meet the needs of people in today’s society.se.