Last Baptist Church © 2006
Lyrics: Mitch Townley
Music: Vic & Eva Zarley

I don't remember the chords to this song but they are probably pretty simple—C, F, and G. This type of church is not what the early church fathers had in mind. It is a dinosaur, about to see its last days. Now, God can do wonders with anything man makes so God does move in modern churche buildings, but each individual worshipper is a potential temple of the living God and, as such, we are not to sit so still on church pews receiving only. What is your ministry? Should not an edifice, or a building, be a temporary way station as people are trained for their mission of bringing the Good News to the world? Perhaps this building should not be a "home" in which we sit, week after week, receiving, receiving, receiving. Yes, changes are happening. This site has many areas that encourage these changes. We only ask that God's will be done. Mitch Townley, by the way, the lyricist, does not necessarily agree with the ideas presented on this, his lyric sheet, or on this site. Many months ago, he sent us the lyrics and asked us to put music to it. That we did.

(Verses are spoken)
(v1) Each small town has a Church Street 
White steeples side by side 
Big cities seem to order up 
Their churches super-sized 
The backwoods have some screamers 
Handlin’ snakes and preachin’ fire 
But the down home church that I go to 
Has all that I desire. 

(chorus) 
Welcome to Last Baptist Church 
What you see is what you’ll get 
A handshake and a big hello 
Phone calls and fellowship 
A covered dish and sweet tea 
When you ain't feelin’ fine 
We’ll learn your name 
So glad you came 
Choir practice starts at nine. 

(v2) We’re not first in attendance 
Programs or offerings 
Don’t have a big ole budget 
To buy nice furnishings 
But we share all that we got 
With everyone we meet 
And when folks ask where we praise God 
We point to the church down the street 

(chorus) 
The sign says, "Welcome to Last Baptist Church" 
What you see is what you’ll get 
A handshake and a big hello 
Phone calls and fellowship 
A covered dish and sweet tea 
When you ain't feelin’ fine 
We’ll learn your name 
So glad you came 
Choir practice starts at nine 

Bridge: 
We may not be all techno 
Have a band, Latte’ machines 
But do a lot of what Jesus taught 
And that’s the most important thing 

(chorus) 

(tag out – spoken) 
When Jesus says 
The last shall be first
He prob'ly had in mind 
The Last Baptist Church
We may be small, 
But in His eyes
…We're just 
The right size

Welcome to Last Baptist Church 
What you see is what you’ll get 
A handshake and a big hello 
Phone calls and fellowship 
A covered dish and sweet tea 
When you ain't feelin’ fine 
We’ll learn your name 
So glad you came 
Choir practice starts at nine