First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 23 Montgomery Street in Savannah, GA 31401. It is one of 414 churches in Savannah, and one of 83 Baptist congregations in the city.

23 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA, 31401

Phone: +1-912-233-6597 · Website: https://www.firstafricanbc.com/

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

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The community around First African Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 88.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 52.0%
  • Social Isolation: 43.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 28.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% (4.5–16.6%)
  • Depression: 26.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6% (11.0–19.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Savannah city is served by 217 churches — about one congregation for every 727 residents.

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