First Rock Baptist Church
First Rock Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 4630 Alabama Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC 20019. It is one of 862 churches in Washington, and one of 214 Baptist congregations in the city.
To Live in Loving Obedience To Our Savior And Lord. Jesus Christ….To Make Disciples….To Transform The Benning Heights Community And Beyond…To The Glory Of God. (Matthew 28: 19-20)
4630 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC, 20019Service times
- Monday 1pm · Senior s Ministry Praise Prayer Bible Study
Phone: (605) 472-5660 · Website: https://firstrockbaptistchurch.org/
First Rock Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 231 congregations of the Baptist family gather across District of Columbia — 71,417 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 Rock Baptist Church
- Youth ministry
- Seniors’ ministry
- Outreach ministry
- Music ministry
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Latest from First Rock Baptist Church's YouTube channel: Celebration of Life for Alfred Robert Ashby 9/18/26 (all videos).
The community around First Rock Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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: 43.8%
- Food Insecurity: 34.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
- Poverty Rate: 26.7% (11.4–42.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.9%
- Diabetes: 14.5%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (2.3–12.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Washington city is served by 535 churches — about one congregation for every 1,253 residents.
Churches near First Rock Baptist Church
- Johnson Memorial Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Jones Memorial Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Faith Bible Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Village DC — 0.3 mi away
- Greater Deliverance Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Holy Congregation Church of Jesus Christ — 0.3 mi away
- A True Deliverance Ministry — 0.3 mi away
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- The House Of Refuge — 0.5 mi away
- First United Methodist Church of Bradbury Heights — 0.5 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Johnson Memorial Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Good Samaritan Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- New Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights — 0.7 mi away
- Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in Capitol Heights, MD
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