Television and Radio

TV Ministry:
You can watch a half-hour version of our weekly Sunday morning worship services on Channel 24 (KNLC– St. Louis) on Sunday nights at 9:30 p.m. or on Channel 25 (KNLJ — New Bloomfield) at 10:00 p.m. (read more below)

Radio Ministry:
You can also hear the worship service live on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on KJFF AM 1400.

To hear our services online, or maybe even see some video, please see our Media Section!!

History of the Television Ministry at FBCFCC
It began on a cold day in January of 1984. The First Baptist Church of St. Charles, Missouri loaded up their television cameras, switcher and sound equipment and set up a portable studio in the auditorium of First Baptist Church of Festus-Crystal City. After many months of prayer and research, the television ministry committee felt led to start televising our worship services to broaden the evangelism efforts of First Baptist. The service that was taped that Sunday morning was used as our “pilot” tape. We soon entered into a contract with Channel 24 in St. Louis and that service was shown on Sunday night, May 6, 1984. We were given the time slot of midnight on Sunday nights until we could build up our ratings. Shortly after, the 10:30 P.M. slot was available at a higher cost and then we were moved to the 9:30 P.M. slot, where we are currently. We were asked by Channel 24 if we would be interested in extending our coverage to the Lake of the Ozarks, Branson, Joplin and parts of Arkansas. At that time, the church voted to televise on Channel 25 in New Bloomfield (Jefferson City), Missouri at 10:00 P.M.

We always have positions available for those interested in this ministry.

1. TV counselors on Sunday nights from 10:00 till 11:00 P.M.
2. Camera operators for the 10:45 AM service; Camera operators for the 8:15 AM service (video to shoot on the screens)
3. Assistance in directing/switching.
4. Assistance in editing.

If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Bill Kirby, Chairman at

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In October 2006, we purchased some new editing equipment which has drastically changed the look of our control room. Not only this, but we feel that our program has greatly improved and can only continue to get better.

Control Room, Before:		Control Room, During:
Control Room, After:		Various Production Shots:

(Note that clicking any of those photos will take you to our photo gallery. To see the whole gallery for the TV and Radio Ministries, please click here.)