First Baptist Church of Washington Park

First Baptist Church of Washington Park is a Baptist church at 720 Cheatwood Avenue in Richmond, VA 23222. It is one of 517 churches in Richmond, and one of 66 Baptist congregations in the city.

720 Cheatwood Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23222

Shares a ministry location with Seventh Street Memorial Baptist Church.

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

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The community around First Baptist Church of Washington Park

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: 45.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 33.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.6% (20.3–44.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Diabetes: 21.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.0%
  • Social Isolation: 39.5%
  • Child Poverty: 39.0% (21.0–56.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Richmond city is served by 181 churches — about one congregation for every 1,255 residents.

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