There are more than 15,000 independent Baptist churches in America and at least 10,000 independent Baptist missionaries serving on mission fields worldwide.

Every independent Baptist church is an autonomous congregation. We are self-governing and self-supporting. The head of the church is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice. It is our desire to be a truly New Testament church.

At First Baptist Church, though we have one message-the message of the Lord Jesus Christ, and one ministry-the ministry He has given us to go into all the world and preach the gospel.

Staff

Senior Pastor Paul Bowser
Pastor Bowser has been in full-time pastoral ministry since 1973. During this time he has pastored five churches in Tennessee, Ohio, Arizona and Wisconsin. He has been the pastor of The First Baptist Church of Hartland since 1991. Pastor Bowser received his education at Cedarville University, Tennessee Temple University, Andersonville Baptist Seminary and Baptist Bible Seminary. He earned a Bachelor of Theology degree, a Master of Theology degree. He earned a Master of Ministry degree from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa. Pastor Bowser and his wife Sandy were married in 1969. They have three children and seven grandchildren. All of his children are active in the ministry of First Baptist Church.