First Brethren Church
First Brethren Church is a Baptist church at 4909 S. Ironwood Rd in South Bend, IN 46614. It is one of 220 churches in South Bend, and one of 23 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our purpose is the same as Christ’s: we desire to see everyone come to Him for salvation
4909 S. Ironwood Rd, South Bend, IN, 46614Service times
Fridays of the month: 10:00am (as listed)
Phone: (574) 291-4909 · Website: http://firstbrethren.org/
First Brethren Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,270 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Indiana — 71,417 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.
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Latest from First Brethren Church Of South Bend's YouTube channel: Sunday Morning Service - September 13, 2026 (all videos).
The community around First Brethren Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 32.3%
- Depression: 25.7%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
South Bend city is served by 107 churches — about one congregation for every 904 residents.
Churches near First Brethren Church
- Ironwood Church — 0.2 mi away
- Hilltop Church — 0.5 mi away
- New Apostolic Church of Michiana — 0.6 mi away
- Southside Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
- South Side Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Life Church — 1 mi away
- Crest Manor Church of the Brethren — 1.1 mi away
- Radiant Church — 1.1 mi away
- Kern Road Mennonite Church — 1.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- South Side Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Community Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
- Hillcrest Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away in Mishawaka, IN
- South Side General Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away in Mishawaka, IN
- Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away
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