First Baptist Church Pasadena

First Baptist Church Pasadena is a Baptist church at 75 North Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, CA 91101. It is one of 176 churches in Pasadena, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Pasadena is a passionate, diverse, quirky, and kind congregation. We know that God loves this world, so we love fiercely, too. Spend some time among us and you will see what we mean. FBC Pasadena isn’t a building or a program or a club; it’s a people called together by God in Christ. Following Jesus is a splendidly difficult way to live, and therefore we gather to encourage one another on the journey. We’re committed to this path of reconciliation, forgiveness, and wholeness found in Christ.

75 North Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101

Service times

  • Sunday 10:30am
  • Sunday 10:15am · we gather
  • Sunday 10:25am · will also have a gift for you sanctuary doors open

First Baptist Church Pasadena is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,843 congregations of the Baptist family gather across California — 71,418 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 Pasadena

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,300 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: 38.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.2% (15.8–30.6%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%

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

Pasadena city is served by 40 churches — about one congregation for every 3,443 residents.

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