First Baptist Church of Arcadia

First Baptist Church of Arcadia is a Baptist church at 2249 Hazel Street in Arcadia, LA 71001. It is one of 16 churches in Arcadia, and one of 5 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our church is focused toward missions and spiritual growth.

Who We Are & What We Believe In 1847, Bethel Baptist Church, now First Baptist Church of Arcadia was established near Arcadia, Louisiana.

Part of Southern Baptist Convention

2249 Hazel Street, Arcadia, LA, 71001

Website: https://www.firstarcadia.org/

First Baptist Church of Arcadia is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Baptist Church of Arcadia

In the few miles around this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 62.3% (43.5–81.1%)
  • Obesity: 50.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.4% (29.6–51.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 40.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
  • Diabetes: 24.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
  • Depression: 25.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Arcadia town is served by 5 churches — about one congregation for every 699 residents.

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