First Abyssinia Baptist Church

First Abyssinia Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2500 Arunah Avenue in Baltimore, MD 21216. It is one of 1,252 churches in Baltimore, and one of 166 Baptist congregations in the city.

2500 Arunah Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21216

First Abyssinia Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Abyssinia Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 49.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.7%
  • Social Isolation: 44.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.2%
  • Diabetes: 24.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.7%
  • Unemployment: 18.9% (6.8–31.0%)
  • Poverty Rate: 28.5% (16.5–40.6%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

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

Baltimore city is served by 721 churches — about one congregation for every 810 residents.

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