First Salem Missionary Baptist Church

First Salem Missionary Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 370 Capital Avenue Southwest in Battle Creek, MI 49015. It is one of 106 churches in Battle Creek, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.

370 Capital Avenue Southwest, Battle Creek, MI, 49015

Website: https://www.fsmbc.com/

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

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The community around First Salem Missionary Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 50.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 35.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.9%
  • Unemployment: 12.9% (7.1–18.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.0%
  • Depression: 30.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.0% (12.4–35.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%

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

Battle Creek city is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 4,247 residents.

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