Second Baptist Church

Second Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 14 Hammond Street in Worcester, MA 01610. It is one of 154 churches in Worcester, and one of 10 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our purpose is to teach and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and expand his Kingdom to anyone in our midst and outreach to our community to spread his teachings in word and in song.

14 Hammond Street, Worcester, MA, 01610

Phone: (508) 752-8869 · Website: http://secondbaptistchurchworc.org/

Second Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 466 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Massachusetts — 71,352 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 Second Baptist Church

  • Deacons and Stewards
  • Brotherhood-Men’s Ministry

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The community around Second Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 40.8%
  • Social Isolation: 40.7%
  • Child Poverty: 40.6% (23.8–57.5%)
  • Poverty Rate: 36.5% (26.4–46.7%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.2%
  • Obesity: 41.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
  • Diabetes: 15.4%
  • Unemployment: 10.4% (5.6–15.2%)
  • Depression: 25.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%

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

Worcester city is served by 71 churches — about one congregation for every 2,875 residents.

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