Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Dothan, AL 36301. It is one of 155 churches in Dothan, and one of 28 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1965

Dothan, AL, 36301

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

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The community around Central Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 63.4%
  • Obesity: 50.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 44.1%
  • Social Isolation: 42.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.8%
  • Diabetes: 24.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (5.5–14.4%)
  • Depression: 25.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Dothan city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 912 residents.

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