First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Gonzales, LA 70737. It is one of 50 churches in Gonzales, and one of 6 Baptist congregations in the city.

Gonzales, LA, 70737

First 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.

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third have no one they feel they can count on, and nearly a quarter 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 the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 36.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 22.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (8.0–22.7%)
  • Unemployment: 9.7% (0.0–20.5%)
  • Obesity: 38.2%
  • Depression: 24.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.3%
  • Diabetes: 13.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%

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

Gonzales city is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 1,501 residents.

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