The church was founded in 1848 in midtown Atlanta, Georgia.

[1] Charles Stanley, joined the staff in 1969 and became senior pastor in 1971.

[2][3] In the late 20th century, a commercial facility was purchased on Atlanta's Interstate 285 and the church relocated to the larger, more accessible property in DeKalb County.

[7] First Baptist Church Atlanta began a television and radio ministry in 1972, one year after Stanley became the senior pastor.

Together, the teaching of Stanley and beliefs of FBA are available globally—translated into more than 100 languages via radio, television broadcast, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, pamphlets, books and a monthly devotional magazine, In Touch.