First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1024 East Stuart Drive in Galax, VA 24333. It is one of 37 churches in Galax, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our goal is simply stated in Matthew 28:19, to bring people into a relationship with Jesus that is strong and vibrant.

As a caring community, First Baptist Galax is excited to offer a wide variety of ministry opportunities as well as a chance for you to know who we are and what God has in store!

1024 East Stuart Drive, Galax, VA, 24333

Phone: +1-276-236-5185 · Website: https://www.fbcgalax.org/

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Hispanic Church Mission
  • Baptist Free Medical Clinic

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 34.0%
  • Child Poverty: 30.1% (14.3–46.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.4%
  • Diabetes: 16.7%
  • Obesity: 38.7%
  • Depression: 25.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.8% (13.8–29.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 18.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Galax city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 445 residents.

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