The history of the First Polish Baptist Church goes back to year 1905,
when a Polish missionary named Michal Jaeger came for the first time to United States. As a worker of American Tract Association Michal Jaeger distributed tracts to the Polish immigrants on Ellis Island. Soon after that he established Polish Church in New York. The services began in the Baptist Tabernacle at 162 Second Ave.
Rev. M. Jaeger – ordained as a pastor on May 31, 1912 at Lee Street Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD
Rev. K.W. Tuczek – served as a pastor during 1914-1918.
Rev. J. Adamczyk – served as a pastor during 1918-1920 and 1931-1946.
Rev. A. Ziarko – served as a pastor during 1920-1925 and 1928-1929.
Rev. K. Czerwiński – served as a pastor during 1926-1928.
Rev. K. Fugowski as well as Rev. M. Jaeger both served voluntarily during 1929-1931
Rev. Ludwig Miksa – served as a pastor during 1946-1955.
Rev. Jan Kasa – served as a pastor during 1955-1977 He was born on May 3, 1920 in Brauscheweig in Germany. He was baptized in 1942 in Hassenhausen. During his service the church purchased the building at 55-59 Sutton Street in Brooklyn where the services are held until this day. On September 12, 1963 during the membership meeting the decision was made to register the church according to existing standards of the law regarding churches. On September 26, 1963 the church was registered as the First Polish Baptist Church Inc.
Rev. B. Jaroszewicz – served as a pastor during 1978-1996.
Rev. J. Zwierzchowski – served as a pastor during 2001-2005.
Rev. Z.P. Karel – served as a pastor during 2005-2008.
Rev. M. Sikora – served as a pastor during 2008-2011.
Since 2011 there was no pasotor. Rev. Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Br. Jack Malinowski and Br. Carl Dobrowolski served as preachers.
Rev. P. Kugler (Elblag, Poland) – served as a pastor since September 2013 till February 2014.
Rev. P. Kolodziejczak (Opole, Poland) – is serving as a pastor since March 2014.