First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. It is one of 222 churches in Tuscaloosa, and one of 72 Baptist congregations in the city.
We believe in carrying out the principles found in Matthew 28:16-20 (also known as The Great Commission). Through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we carry out this mission.
Welcome to First African Baptist Church. Welcome to the place where you can serve, belong, and make an impact. We believe that ministry conforms to the needs of God's people. Located in Downtown Tuscaloosa, we are a church that loves God and His people.
Services in American Sign Language
Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401Phone: (205) 758-2833 · Website: http://thefirstafricanbaptistchurch.com/
First African Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,551 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Alabama — 71,352 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at First African Baptist Church
- Community Soup Bowl
- Christian Education
- Deacons Ministry
- Media Ministry
- Music Ministry
- Sisters of First African (SOFA)
- Trustees
- Benevolence
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The community around First African 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. 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: 46.1%
- Food Insecurity: 30.8%
- Social Isolation: 37.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
- Poverty Rate: 25.1% (15.4–34.9%)
- Housing Insecurity: 21.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
- Depression: 24.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
- Diabetes: 14.7%
- Unemployment: 6.0% (0.9–11.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Tuscaloosa city is served by 142 churches — about one congregation for every 688 residents.
Churches near First African Baptist Church
- The Written Word Church of God — 0.1 mi away
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christ Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa — 0.3 mi away
- Safe Haven Church — 0.3 mi away
- Bailey Tabernacle CME Church — 0.4 mi away
- Open Door Family Church — 0.4 mi away
- Thompson Chapel — 0.4 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa — 0.3 mi away
- Safe Haven Church — 0.3 mi away
- West Highland Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- New Kingdom Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Friendship Baptist church — 0.6 mi away
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