First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 315 South Main Street in Hope, AR 71801. It is one of 42 churches in Hope, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

315 South Main Street, Hope, AR, 71801

Shares a ministry location with Frist Baptist Church of Hope Arankansas.

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 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 48.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.1%
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.6%
  • Diabetes: 17.5%
  • Child Poverty: 26.5% (9.2–43.8%)
  • Poverty Rate: 21.1% (11.6–30.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (7.2–19.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Hope city is served by 24 churches — about one congregation for every 243 residents.

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