First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 239 West Main Street in Norwich, CT 06360. It is one of 47 churches in Norwich, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1800

239 West Main Street, Norwich, CT, 06360

Website: https://www.fbcnorwich.com/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Men's Monthly Breakfast

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 26.6%
  • Unemployment: 12.9% (7.5–18.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 35.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.7% (15.9–35.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
  • Obesity: 37.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
  • Child Poverty: 27.7% (11.6–44.0%)
  • Depression: 23.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.1%
  • Diabetes: 13.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Norwich city is served by 37 churches — about one congregation for every 1,082 residents.

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