Hill First Baptist Church

Hill First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 205 North Pope Street, Athens, GA, 30601-2547 in Athens-Clarke County, GA 30601. It is one of 37 churches in Athens-Clarke County, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

Hill First Baptist is the oldest African – American Church in North Georgia and known as the Freedom Church in Athens-Clarke County.

205 North Pope Street, Athens, GA, 30601-2547, Athens-Clarke County, GA, 30601

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

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The community around Hill First 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 half of the people here live below the poverty line, 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 45.1%
  • Social Isolation: 43.2%
  • Unemployment: 16.0% (4.0–28.3%)
  • Child Poverty: 31.2% (22.8–45.0%)
  • Depression: 27.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 22.2% (16.8–28.8%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (6.3–18.9%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%

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

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) is served by 88 churches — about one congregation for every 1,398 residents.

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