First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 300 West Main Street in Dothan, AL 36301. It is one of 155 churches in Dothan, and one of 28 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Dothan has been a part of the Dothan Community since 1887. We are committed to pursuing a Biblical expression of what it means to be a church. We are committed to faithfully preaching the gospel, gathering regularly for worship, observing the ordinances, meeting tangible needs in our community, and helping one another grow in our holiness and understanding of God’s Word.

300 West Main Street, Dothan, AL, 36301

Service times

  • Sunday 10:30am

Phone: +1-334-792-5117 · Website: https://www.fbcdothan.org/

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

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 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.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 72.3%
  • Obesity: 54.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 52.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 45.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.9%
  • Social Isolation: 43.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.0%
  • Diabetes: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.7%
  • Unemployment: 14.7% (8.6–20.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.6%
  • Depression: 25.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.9%

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

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

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