First Baptist Church of South Holland

First Baptist Church of South Holland is a Baptist church at 1836 E 172nd St in South Holland, IL 60473-3724. It is one of 50 churches in South Holland, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Church exists to develop a thriving community of believers that are passionately reaching the world for Jesus Christ.

Serving since 1887 · Services in Spanish and Chinese

1836 E 172nd St, South Holland, IL, 60473-3724

Service times

  • Sunday 6pm · Evening

Phone: (708) 215-4834 · Website: https://fbcsh.fbchammond.com/

First Baptist Church of South Holland is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,174 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Illinois — 71,419 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 South Holland

  • Kids’ Ministry
  • Chicagoland Teens
  • Impact Teens
  • Driven Singles
  • Best Year’s Club
  • Deaf Ministry
  • Special-Needs
  • Bus Ministry
  • Community Outreach
  • Missions
  • Kids' Ministry

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The community around First Baptist Church of South Holland

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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.

  • Social Isolation: 35.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 21.1%
  • Diabetes: 16.0%
  • Unemployment: 8.5% (4.0–13.0%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.1%

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

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