First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 125 Sedgefield Street in Bristol, VA 24201. It is one of 84 churches in Bristol, and one of 15 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Bristol is literally on the state line between Tennessee and Virginia, with our sanctuary being in Virginia by about thirty feet! Founded in 1859, our congregation has grown with the city, and we serve, not just Bristol, but the entire northeast area of the Tri-Cities region.

125 Sedgefield Street, Bristol, VA, 24201

Phone: +1-276-669-8191 · Website: https://www.fbcbristol.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Small Groups
  • Discipleship

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 28.9%
  • Obesity: 43.3%
  • Social Isolation: 35.3%
  • Depression: 30.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.0% (19.6–38.3%)
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (8.8–21.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
  • Unemployment: 6.7% (2.1–11.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Bristol city is served by 42 churches — about one congregation for every 405 residents.

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