Where is First Baptist Church of Salem located?

First Baptist Church of Salem is at 292;296 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, 01970.

What time are services at First Baptist Church of Salem?

First Baptist Church of Salem meets Sunday at 10:30am (Worship). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church of Salem?

First Baptist Church of Salem in Salem, MA is a Baptist church. It is one of 2 Baptist congregations in Salem.

First Baptist Church of Salem

First Baptist Church of Salem is a Baptist church at 292;296 Lafayette Street in Salem, MA 01970. It is one of 28 churches in Salem, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

We believe we have been commanded to spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, beginning in Salem and then actively seeking to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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292;296 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, 01970

Service times

Sunday 10:30am · Worship

Phone: (978) 744-3780 · Website: http://www.firstbaptistchurchsalem.com/

First Baptist Church of Salem is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 468 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Massachusetts — 71,419 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 of Salem on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First Baptist Church of Salem

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

Social Isolation: 33.5%
Unemployment: 10.0% (6.1–14.0%)
Depression: 25.2%

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

Salem city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 4,041 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church of Salem

Salem Revival Church — 0.2 mi away
Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.5 mi away
Ignited Church — 0.5 mi away
Sainte Anne Salem, MA — 0.6 mi away
Ministerios Casa De Oración — 0.6 mi away
Remix Church — 0.7 mi away
House of Promise Church — 0.8 mi away
Highrock North Shore Offices — 0.9 mi away
Word International Ministries Massachusetts — 0.9 mi away
True Gospel Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away

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Saint John The Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away in Peabody, MA

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