Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 372 Pine St, Independence, LA, 70443.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Wednesday at 7:30pm (nights -). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Independence, LA is a Southern Baptist church.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist church at 372 Pine St in Independence, LA 70443. It is one of 31 churches in Independence.

Services in American Sign Language

372 Pine St, Independence, LA, 70443

Service times

Wednesday 7:30pm–8:40pm · nights -

Phone: (985) 878-9685 · Website: http://fbctyler.org

Shares a ministry location with First United Methodist Church.

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

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 27.3%
Obesity: 44.9%
Social Isolation: 39.8%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
Child Poverty: 30.3% (13.7–47.1%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
Housing Insecurity: 20.5%
Diabetes: 16.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.0%
Depression: 25.8%
Poverty Rate: 20.8% (11.8–29.9%)
Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
Unemployment: 7.9% (1.9–14.6%)

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

Churches near First Baptist Church

First United Methodist Church — 0 mi away
Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
COY Independence — 0.1 mi away
Martien Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Zion Travelers Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
First United Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away
Independence United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
San Expedito Church — 1 mi away
Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
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Faith Temple Church — 1.6 mi away
Mount Olive Baptist Church — 2 mi away

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