Central Baptist Church of Leesburg
Central Baptist Church of Leesburg is a Baptist church at 104 Perkins St, Leesburg, FL, 34738 in Leesburg, FL 34748. It is one of 92 churches in Leesburg, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.
The church's mission is to disseminate His teachings through evangelism, discipleship, and missions, adhering to conservative doctrines and esteeming the King James Version for its accurate translation from trustworthy manuscripts.
In 1956, a new church plant began at the intersection of Perkins and Main, located in the historic heart of Downtown Leesburg.
Serving since 1883
104 Perkins St, Leesburg, FL, 34738, Leesburg, FL, 34748Website: http://www.centralbaptistchurch.info/
Central Baptist Church of Leesburg is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Central Baptist Church of Leesburg
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Obesity: 45.6%
- Poverty Rate: 36.1% (26.0–46.3%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.4%
- Unemployment: 25.3% (15.7–34.8%)
- Diabetes: 19.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.5% (11.4–25.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Leesburg city is served by 50 churches — about one congregation for every 204 residents.
Churches near Central Baptist Church of Leesburg
- Morrison United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Alliance Missionary Church — 0.4 mi away
- Rock of Ages Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- Main Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Church of the Lakes — 0.5 mi away
- Christian Sanctuary of Praise and Worship Center — 0.5 mi away