Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 1872 Main St, Gibsland, LA, 71028.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 8am (Services); Sunday at 10am (Services). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Gibsland, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 2 Baptist congregations in Gibsland.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1872 Main St in Gibsland, LA 71028. It is one of 10 churches in Gibsland, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our vision is to intentionally develop followers of Christ into faithful and passionate leaders who are persistent in serving, humble in obedience, active in sharing their faith, and seeking to engage the world through a lifelong commitment to Jesus for the Glory of God.

1872 Main St, Gibsland, LA, 71028

Service times

Sunday 8am · Services
Sunday 10am · Services

Phone: (318) 843-6503 · Website: http://www.firstminden.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 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.

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Latest from First Baptist Church Minden's YouTube channel: Live Worship 09/13/2026 (all videos).

The community around First Baptist Church

It takes 6.1 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

Child Poverty: 58.2% (40.9–75.5%)
Obesity: 50.1%
Food Insecurity: 37.8%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.6%
Poverty Rate: 35.9% (26.5–45.3%)
Housing Insecurity: 25.7%
Diabetes: 24.3%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
Social Isolation: 38.4%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.8%
Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
Depression: 25.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Baptist Church

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Taylor Baptist Church — 4.6 mi away in Taylor, LA
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Pine Grove Baptist Church — 4.9 mi away

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