First Southern Baptist Church

First Southern Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Santa Barbara, CA 93103. It is one of 111 churches in Santa Barbara, and one of 10 Baptist congregations in the city.

Santa Barbara, CA, 93103

Service times

  • Sunday 11:15am
  • Friday 4pm
  • Tuesday 5:30pm

Shares a ministry location with House of Judah Santa Barbara and New Beginning Community Church and Second Baptist 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.

Ministries at First Southern Baptist Church

  • Wildside Kids
  • Lighthouse Youth
  • College & Young Adults
  • Adult Life Groups
  • Women's Group

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The community around First Southern Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. That is two thousand 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 27.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 26.5% (17.7–35.3%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.9% (14.1–24.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.9% (11.3–30.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Santa Barbara city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 1,925 residents.

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