Churches have had to re-examine their audiences and outreach due to COVID-19 this year, and First Baptist Church in Rochester is no exception. Thankfully, the church has managed to create several ideas into realities aimed at not just keeping the core followers, but also new followers from around the world.

First Baptist pastor Rev. Phil Huggins and Secretary Sue Pearce talked with Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County about the livestreaming that the church has done for its services, bringing them worshippers from well beyond Rochester and the surrounding areas. They also spoke about the Children’s Corner, in which they are mixing the new (YouTube, Instagram) with the old (puppets, flannelgrams) to present stories of the Bible to the youth in the church.

The duo also spoke about the upcoming free haircut sessions taking place on September 21 at the church; offering them to those who perhaps have yet to shed their quarantine curly-q’s. The haircut sessions will be monthly until year’s end.

For more information on First Baptist, check out their website.

To hear the full interview with Rev. Huggins, Sue & Matt, click on the player below!