Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 1306 Louisa St, Rayville, LA, 71269-3248.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Rayville, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 7 Baptist congregations in Rayville.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1306 Louisa St in Rayville, LA 71269-3248. It is one of 75 churches in Rayville, and one of 7 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our mission is anchored in three guiding principles: Give ourselves fully to the Lord, grow in our relationship with Jesus, and go share the gospel with others.

We would love for you to come experience what makes First Baptist Church Rayville a special place to belong.

1306 Louisa St, Rayville, LA, 71269-3248

Phone: (318) 728-3231 · Website: https://www.fbcrayville.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.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

GriefShare
Celebrate Recovery
Grief Share
Children’s Ministry
Youth Ministry
Sr. Adult Ministry

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Latest from FBC Rayville's YouTube channel: The Father’s House, The Father’s Heart | Luke 15:11-32 | September 13th, 2026 (all videos).

The community around First Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

Obesity: 50.7%
Child Poverty: 47.0% (32.0–62.0%)
Food Insecurity: 46.0%
Social Isolation: 40.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.4%
Poverty Rate: 38.4%
Housing Insecurity: 31.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.0%
Diabetes: 24.3%
Transportation Barriers: 22.9%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
Unemployment: 10.3% (5.0–15.6%)
Depression: 26.9%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

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

Churches near First Baptist Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
Rayville Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
Hamlett Temple CME Church — 0.3 mi away
Rankin Chapel AME Church — 0.3 mi away
Mt Zion Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
New Beginnings Faith Ministry — 0.4 mi away
Westside Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
First Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Mt Zion Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Westside Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
First Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Woodlawn Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
Rayville Baptist Christian — 1 mi away

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