Community

"But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another..."
1 John 1:7

At 1707 San Jacinto and Ervay, the Criswell Center sits directly in Dallas’s downtown business district and immediately adjacent to its booming arts district. Interestingly, this also places it in an area, which is seeing a major rebirth. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 high-rise construction cranes may be spotted from the Criswell Center’s 7th floor prayer tower window. In addition, it has been projected that 10,000 to 15,000 new residents will move within a 3 miles radius of First Baptist in the next 3 years.

Hence, in exponential residential and retail growth, God has brought an entire community to the very doorstep of the Criswell Center. And this has been done in His perfect timing, as the opening of the building exactly corresponds with the explosion of population, culture, and spiritual need in the heart of the city.

As was the traditional model for community, our hope is that the church will be the center and core for community life in the city.

With the addition of the Criswell Center, First Baptist Dallas is an obvious place for community, in the downtown community, and for the benefit of the greater Dallas community.

*For community

  • St. Paul Café: Full Starbucks coffee menu, burgers/soups/sandwich lunch menu, a comfortable lounge area, and free WiFi Internet

  • Lifeway Bookstore: Your source for Christian literature, music, gifts, and resources

*In the downtown community

  • Weekly Business Luncheons: A variety of business lunches are available, designed for those who work in the downtown community

  • Host for Area Conferences & Meetings: The Center is available to outside organizations as a prime location for meetings, conferences, or conventions

*For the benefit of the Dallas community

  • Community & Civic Events: A variety of community and civic events are held at the Criswell Center for the benefit of Dallas area residents

  • Visual & Performing Arts Events: First Baptist is becoming increasingly involved in the Dallas arts community with its new arts-based outreach ministry called the San Jacinto Project; click here for more detail