First Southern Baptist Church

First Southern Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Gardena, CA 90247. It is one of 89 churches in Gardena, and one of 5 Baptist congregations in the city.

Gardena, CA, 90247

Shares a ministry location with Enlightened Ministry Biker Church.

First Southern Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,885 congregations of the Baptist family gather across California — 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 Southern Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third have no one they feel they can count on, and nearly a quarter 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 the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 43.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 28.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
  • Diabetes: 15.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Gardena city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 3,018 residents.

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