First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church in New Iberia, LA 70560. It is one of 67 churches in New Iberia.

New Iberia, LA, 70560

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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 — 71,417 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 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

Obesity: 45.1%
Food Insecurity: 33.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.5%
Diabetes: 20.0%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
Social Isolation: 39.9%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
Unemployment: 8.8% (1.3–16.6%)
Depression: 26.8%
Poverty Rate: 21.5% (12.3–31.1%)
Transportation Barriers: 16.9%

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

New Iberia city is served by 27 churches — about one congregation for every 633 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

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Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Lighthouse Missionary Baptist — 0.2 mi away
Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Star Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint Paul United Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.3 mi away
First Methodist Church of New Iberia — 0.3 mi away
First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
Saint James United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Star Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 2 — 0.9 mi away
Trinity Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
Solid Rock Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away

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