First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in West Memphis, AR 72301. It is one of 74 churches in West Memphis, and one of 17 Baptist congregations in the city.

West Memphis, AR, 72301

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,140 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Arkansas — 71,872 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.

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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: 47.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.3%
  • Social Isolation: 38.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.8% (14.4–33.2%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
  • Diabetes: 16.9%
  • Unemployment: 10.4% (4.4–16.3%)
  • Depression: 25.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.2%

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

West Memphis city is served by 47 churches — about one congregation for every 446 residents.

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