First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Gary, IN 46407. It is one of 275 churches in Gary, and one of 70 Baptist congregations in the city.
We desire to grow spiritually, physically and to welcome change in the church.
The Mission of First Baptist is sharing Christ’s Good News with the community that surrounds us.
Gary, IN, 46407Service times
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6:30am
- Sunday 9am
- Sunday 10am
First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,270 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Indiana — 71,418 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
- Food pantry
Find First Baptist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around First Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 84.5%
- Obesity: 55.4%
- Food Insecurity: 51.0%
- Poverty Rate: 46.0% (31.3–60.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.0%
- Diabetes: 29.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 24.6%
- Unemployment: 13.7% (1.7–28.7%)
- Social Isolation: 37.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.
Gary city is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 375 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethlehem African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
- New Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Valley Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Restoration for Destiny Ministries — 0.4 mi away
- Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Washington Street Church of God — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Mary's Russian Orthodox Church — 0.4 mi away
- International Christian Lifesyle Unlimited — 0.4 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Valley Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away