Where is Central Baptist Church located?

Central Baptist Church is at 17017 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70819-3806.

What time are services at Central Baptist Church?

Central Baptist Church meets Sunday at 10am (School); Sunday at 11am (Morning Worship); Sunday at 6pm (Evening Worship); Wednesday at 7pm (Evening Bible Study). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is Central Baptist Church?

Central Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 41 Baptist congregations in Baton Rouge.

Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 17017 Florida Blvd in Baton Rouge, LA 70819-3806. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 41 Baptist congregations in the city.

17017 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70819-3806

Service times

Sunday 10am · School
Sunday 11am · Morning Worship
Sunday 6pm · Evening Worship
Wednesday 7pm · Evening Bible Study

Phone: +12252725592 · Website: https://www.centralbaptistbr.org/

Central Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,388 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 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 Central Baptist Church

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Latest from Central Baptist Church's YouTube channel: Sunday Evening Worship - 8/2/2026 (all videos).

The community around Central Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

Food Insecurity: 30.0%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.1% (13.4–32.8%)
Unemployment: 13.6% (5.2–22.1%)
Social Isolation: 37.5%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.9%
Housing Insecurity: 23.0%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.3%
Diabetes: 15.9%
Obesity: 38.9%
Depression: 25.5%
Transportation Barriers: 15.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Central Baptist Church

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church — 0.4 mi away
Stevendale Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Iglesia de Jesucristo Palabra Miel — 0.4 mi away
House of Hope — 0.4 mi away
Word of Life Family Church — 0.9 mi away
Roberts United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
Charity Christian Center — 1 mi away
Francis Asbury United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
Ignite Baton Rouge — 1.4 mi away

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