First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Fort Wayne, IN 46807. It is one of 351 churches in Fort Wayne, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

Fort Wayne, IN, 46807

Website: http://www.firstbaptistfw.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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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: 49.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 35.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.2% (20.3–44.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
  • Social Isolation: 36.4%
  • Depression: 29.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.0%
  • Diabetes: 16.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.2% (9.3–23.1%)
  • Unemployment: 11.8% (6.4–17.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%
  • Child Poverty: 23.1% (10.8–35.4%)

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

Fort Wayne city is served by 114 churches — about one congregation for every 2,089 residents.

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