First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth

First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth is a Baptist church at 1445 Centre Avenue in Portsmouth, VA 23704. It is one of 214 churches in Portsmouth, and one of 41 Baptist congregations in the city.

1445 Centre Avenue, Portsmouth, VA, 23704

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth

  • Jail Ministry
  • Women’s Ministry
  • Men’s Ministry
  • Youth Praise Dancers
  • Praise Team
  • Mime Dance Group
  • Manna from Heaven weekly Radio Broadcast

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The community around First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Obesity: 45.9%
  • Social Isolation: 41.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.3%
  • Diabetes: 19.2%
  • Unemployment: 17.0% (4.2–29.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.0% (11.2–32.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (3.7–21.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Portsmouth city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 818 residents.

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