First Southern Baptist Church

First Southern Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 445 East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, AZ 85705. It is one of 493 churches in Tucson, and one of 7 Baptist congregations in the city.

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445 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ, 85705

First Southern Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Southern Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 43.5%
  • Social Isolation: 38.4%
  • Depression: 29.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 22.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.2% (6.5–19.8%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%

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

Tucson city is served by 85 churches — about one congregation for every 6,124 residents.

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