First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Whittier, CA 90601. It is one of 120 churches in Whittier, and one of 5 Baptist congregations in the city.

Whittier, CA, 90601

Shares a ministry location with Immanuel Church Of Southern California.

First 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 Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,400 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: 40.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 29.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%
  • Diabetes: 15.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.8% (10.1–27.4%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%

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

Whittier city is served by 39 churches — about one congregation for every 2,078 residents.

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