First Baptist Church of Jonesboro

First Baptist Church of Jonesboro is a Baptist church at 147 Church Street in Jonesboro, GA 30236. It is one of 108 churches in Jonesboro, and one of 6 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1825 · Part of Southern Baptist Convention

147 Church Street, Jonesboro, GA, 30236

Service times

  • Sunday 10:45am · morning service starts

Phone: 17704786710 · Website: https://fbcjonesboro.com/

First Baptist Church of Jonesboro is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 5,867 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Georgia — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at First Baptist Church of Jonesboro

  • Music Ministry
  • Mission Teams

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The community around First Baptist Church of Jonesboro

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,100 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: 42.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
  • Obesity: 44.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.4% (8.5–26.2%)
  • Diabetes: 16.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.5% (9.1–32.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
  • Unemployment: 6.1% (1.3–10.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Jonesboro city is served by 3 churches — about one congregation for every 991 residents.

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