Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 61 Church Street, Charleston, SC, 29401.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 10:30am (Worship). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Charleston, SC is a Baptist church. It is one of 21 Baptist congregations in Charleston.

What events are coming up at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church has 5 upcoming events on its public calendar, including Sunday School, Regeneration Worship (Fellowship Hall), Worship in the Charleston Tradition (Sanctuary).

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 61 Church Street in Charleston, SC 29401. It is one of 246 churches in Charleston, and one of 21 Baptist congregations in the city.

We are striving to be a disciple-making church with a passion for God, a love for people and a relevant ministry to influence our city and world for Christ

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61 Church Street, Charleston, SC, 29401

Service times

Sunday 10:30am · Worship

Phone: (843) 722-3896 · Website: https://www.fbcharleston.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,022 congregations of the Baptist family gather across South Carolina — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Find First Baptist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

Upcoming events at First Baptist Church

Sun, Aug 9 · 9:15 AM: Sunday School
Sun, Aug 9 · 10:30 AM: Regeneration Worship (Fellowship Hall)
Sun, Aug 9 · 10:30 AM: Worship in the Charleston Tradition (Sanctuary)
Sat, Aug 22 · All day: Faith Night @ Riverdogs
Sun, Aug 30 · 11:30 AM: Sunday School Training

From First Baptist Church's public calendar (https://www.fbcharleston.org/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around First 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. Nearly a quarter of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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.

Social Isolation: 29.1%
Poverty Rate: 18.3% (9.6–27.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Charleston city is served by 112 churches — about one congregation for every 1,322 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

Uptown Church — 0.1 mi away
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
St. Michael's Church — 0.2 mi away
French Huguenot Church — 0.3 mi away
St. Philip's Church — 0.3 mi away
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist — 0.3 mi away
Circular Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
Unitarian Church in Charleston — 0.4 mi away
St. John's Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Spirit & Truth at Southside — 0.6 mi away
Citadel Square Baptist Church — 1 mi away
The New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
Central Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
Step of Faith Outreach Ministry — 1.2 mi away

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