First Baptist Church of Hammond
First Baptist Church of Hammond is a Baptist church in Hammond, IN 46320. It is one of 109 churches in Hammond, and one of 15 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
Hammond, IN, 46320Service times
- Sunday 6pm · Evening
Phone: (219) 932-0711 · Website: http://www.fbchammond.com/
First Baptist Church of Hammond is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,291 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Indiana — 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 Hammond
- Kids’ Ministry
- Chicagoland Teens
- Impact Teens
- Driven Singles
- Best Year’s Club
- Deaf Ministry
- Special-Needs
- Bus Ministry
- Community Outreach
- Missions
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The community around First Baptist Church of Hammond
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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: 53.8%
- Poverty Rate: 51.1%
- Food Insecurity: 51.0%
- Child Poverty: 47.3% (31.4–63.2%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.0%
- Diabetes: 26.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
- Unemployment: 19.0% (7.7–30.4%)
- Social Isolation: 36.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Hammond city is served by 65 churches — about one congregation for every 1,190 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church of Hammond
- Greater Works Outreach & Deliverance Ministry — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Joseph Church — 0.3 mi away
- All Saints Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- World of Pentecost Church — 0.4 mi away
- Iglesia Oasis de Amor — 0.4 mi away
- Hammond Hope Center — 0.4 mi away
- Bethel Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
- First Church of the Nazarene — 0.5 mi away
- Community Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Calumet City, IL
- The Aftermath — 0.6 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Community Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Calumet City, IL
- State Street Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Northside Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Hoffman Street Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Tewes Park Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away