First Baptist Church of Lexington (FBLex) is a Baptist church whose mission is “loving and living for God” and pointing people to life in Jesus. For the last 31 years, founding Pastor Ralph Schneck has served as shepherd of FBLex, located in Lexington, SC (12 miles outside of Columbia). The church has grown to 900+ people who gather each week for worship. Pastor Ralph has consistently shown an uncommon entrepreneurial spirit, an innate gift of communication and a passion for the people of FBLex. As a community of faith, we are highly engaged in our community and the world in an effort to make disciples. FBLex exists to worship God and grow followers of Jesus who passionately serve with a goal of reaching our community and the world. The FBLex Team of Pastors and Directors serve together to realize a unified mission and vision of equipping disciples to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and be a “hospital”  to those in spiritual need! Lexington is a great place to live and raise a family. It is a rapidly growing area which is expected to see an influx of at least 21,000 new residents by 2021 and an 81% growth rate by 2040! Lexington School District One ranks eighth in the state with 26,000 students enrolled and adds an average of 533 new students each year.