First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a church at 714 Third St in Lake Arthur, LA 70549. It is one of 4 churches in Lake Arthur.
A church is not the walls and pews, but the people. We are people called by God to serve and love our community. Through this, we want to connect, grow, serve, and go out and tell everyone about the great news of Jesus Christ.
714 Third St, Lake Arthur, LA, 70549Phone: (337) 774-3333 · Website: http://www.fbcjennings.com
First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First Baptist Church
- Children's Church
- GriefShare
- Missions
- Mother’s Day Out
- Operation Christmas Child
- Second Harvest Ministry
- Trail Life
- Youth Ministry
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The community around First Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 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: 45.4% (27.4–63.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
- Poverty Rate: 30.3% (22.4–38.3%)
- Food Insecurity: 26.8%
- Obesity: 44.8%
- Social Isolation: 37.5%
- Depression: 31.0%
- Diabetes: 17.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Lake Arthur First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Antioch Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Saint Theresa Church — 1.4 mi away
- Immanuel Worship Center — 4.3 mi away in Jennings, LA
- Saint Gertrude Church — 4.5 mi away
- The Holy Ghost Chapel — 6.8 mi away in Morse, LA
- Our Savior's Church Jennings — 8.6 mi away in Jennings, LA
- In Jesus Name Ministries — 8.6 mi away in Jennings, LA
- Saint Paul Baptist Church — 8.9 mi away in Jennings, LA