Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1600 Huntsville Road in Florence, AL 35630. It is one of 148 churches in Florence, and one of 24 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1900

1600 Huntsville Road, Florence, AL, 35630

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

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The community around Central Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 30.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.7% (13.0–30.4%)
  • Obesity: 41.5%
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.5% (13.7–35.3%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%
  • Depression: 27.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
  • Diabetes: 14.3%
  • Unemployment: 6.3% (1.0–11.9%)

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

Florence city is served by 74 churches — about one congregation for every 481 residents.

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