First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church in Van Buren, AR 72956. It is one of 69 churches in Van Buren.

Van Buren, AR, 72956

Website: http://www.firstvb.com/

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 of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 40.4%
  • Social Isolation: 34.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.4%
  • Depression: 27.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 22.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 16.7% (9.2–24.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.9%
  • Diabetes: 14.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (6.3–15.9%)

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

Van Buren city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 207 residents.

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