Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 3835 I 49 S Service Rd, Opelousas, LA, 70570-6892.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 9am (School). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Opelousas, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 4 Baptist congregations in Opelousas.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 3835 I 49 S Service Rd in Opelousas, LA 70570-6892. It is one of 67 churches in Opelousas, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

We offer many services, such as Sunday school, missions, and outreach programs because we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn and grow together in our community.

At First Baptist Church of Opelousas, we have been serving the community for over 150 years. Our church embraces the Christian faith and reflects our commitment to spreading the word of God.

3835 I 49 S Service Rd, Opelousas, LA, 70570-6892

Service times

Sunday 9am · School

Phone: (337) 948-4401 · Website: https://www.fbcopelousas.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 — 71,417 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.

Find First Baptist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 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: 35.9%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
Food Insecurity: 20.8%
Diabetes: 15.9%
Obesity: 36.7%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
Depression: 25.2%
Housing Insecurity: 15.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%
Unemployment: 7.2% (0.6–13.9%)

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

Churches near First Baptist Church

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.8 mi away
Our Savior's Church Opelousas Campus — 1 mi away
Calvary Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
Our Savior's Church — 1.9 mi away
Opelousas Pentecostal Church — 2.3 mi away
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
Christian Life Center — 2.4 mi away
Bellevue Red Church — 2.6 mi away
Church of Christ — 2.6 mi away
Saint Jules Mission Chapel — 2.9 mi away in Prairie Laurent, LA

More Baptist churches nearby

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
Greater Live Oak Baptist Church — 3.9 mi away
Little Zion Baptist Church — 4.6 mi away
St Paul Baptist Church — 4.8 mi away
Opelousas Bible Church — 5.5 mi away

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