First Baptist Church

The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 58.2% (40.6–75.9%)
• Obesity: 50.8%
• Social Isolation: 41.2%
• Food Insecurity: 36.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
• Diabetes: 20.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
• Poverty Rate: 27.6% (16.9–38.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
• Unemployment: 10.5% (4.7–16.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (6.0–16.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Baptist Church

• Kingdom Connection of Churches Fellowship — 0 mi away
• Christ Temple Church — 0.1 mi away
• United House of Prayer for All People — 0.3 mi away
• Living Waters Redeemed Apostolic Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Way of the Cross Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
• Faith Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Miracle Temple Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Hampton Roads Fellowship — 0.5 mi away
• First Baptist Church of East End — 0.6 mi away