First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Statesboro, GA 30458. It is one of 65 churches in Statesboro, and one of 7 Baptist congregations in the city.

Statesboro, GA, 30458

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

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The community around First African Baptist Church

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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.

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  • Social Isolation: 41.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.2% (26.6–45.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 25.5%
  • Unemployment: 11.0% (5.6–16.5%)
  • Obesity: 39.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.2% (9.2–19.2%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Statesboro city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 595 residents.

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