First Country Baptist Church

First Country Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 12844 West Santa Fe Drive in Surprise, AZ 85378. It is one of 65 churches in Surprise, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.

12844 West Santa Fe Drive, Surprise, AZ, 85378

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

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The community around First Country Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 43.0% (24.1–61.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 29.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.0%
  • Social Isolation: 34.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.6% (14.3–32.9%)
  • Diabetes: 15.5%
  • Obesity: 36.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (5.6–16.7%)
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (3.5–12.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Surprise city is served by 19 churches — about one congregation for every 7,520 residents.

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