First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 80 Michigan Avenue East in Battle Creek, MI 49014. It is one of 106 churches in Battle Creek, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.

80 Michigan Avenue East, Battle Creek, MI, 49014

Shares a ministry location with Church Of Scientology.

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

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off. That is 2,200 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: 49.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.6%
  • Social Isolation: 37.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.8%
  • Depression: 28.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.0% (19.1–36.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.3%
  • Diabetes: 15.9%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% (4.5–14.2%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.3%
  • Child Poverty: 27.8% (10.2–45.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Battle Creek city is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 4,247 residents.

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