First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church at 301 Locust in Merkel, TX 79536-5107. It is one of 10 churches in Merkel.

First Baptist Church | Merkel, TX is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome.

301 Locust, Merkel, TX, 79536-5107

Phone: +13259285351 · Website: https://firstbaptistchurchmerkeltx.snappages.site/

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

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Depression: 24.7%
  • Child Poverty: 24.4% (13.2–35.6%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%
  • Diabetes: 13.8%

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

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