First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Herrin, IL 62948. It is one of 28 churches in Herrin, and one of 6 Baptist congregations in the city.
"Under God's direction, First Baptist Church exists to glorify God by: experiencing unity within the body, discipling believers, and sharing the gospel."
At First Baptist Church Herrin, we offer life-changing worship, heart-warming fellowship, spiritually enriching programs, and inspirational Bible study.
Herrin, IL, 62948Service times
- Sunday 10:15am · services FBC Herrin has a morning worship service
- Wednesday 6pm · night services Yes we have Bible Study
First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,174 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Illinois — 71,417 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
- Student Ministry
- Good News Club
- Children's Ministry
- Children's Church
- Adult Ministries
- Senior Adult Ministry
- Music Ministry
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Watch
Latest from First Baptist Herrin's YouTube channel: FBC Herrin Sunday Morning Service, September 13th (all videos).
The community around First Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 42.5%
- Social Isolation: 34.8%
- Child Poverty: 27.2% (10.9–43.6%)
- Depression: 25.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.5%
- Poverty Rate: 20.7% (12.6–28.8%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.8%
- Diabetes: 13.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Herrin city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 529 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Apostolic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church — 0.3 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.5 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.5 mi away
- Church of God — 0.5 mi away
- Second Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Church of God — 0.6 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Second Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Bryan Street Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- First Baptist Church Herrin — 0.9 mi away
- Adams Street Baptist Church — 1 mi away