Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1230 Reservoir Avenue in Norfolk, VA 23504. It is one of 341 churches in Norfolk, and one of 43 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1902

1230 Reservoir Avenue, Norfolk, VA, 23504

Website: https://www.bethelbaptistchurchnorfolk.org/

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

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The community around Bethel 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 more than half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,300 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: 97.9%
  • Obesity: 55.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.2% (25.2–61.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 41.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.7%
  • Diabetes: 26.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
  • Unemployment: 19.2% (8.1–30.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Norfolk city is served by 176 churches — about one congregation for every 1,346 residents.

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