First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Hagerstown, MD 21740. It is one of 128 churches in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown, MD, 21740

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

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The community around First 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 46.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Depression: 27.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.2% (13.6–34.8%)
  • Diabetes: 16.6%
  • Unemployment: 10.3% (3.2–17.4%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
  • Child Poverty: 23.2% (5.1–41.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (4.3–18.1%)

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

Hagerstown city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 1,064 residents.

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