First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1164 Lafayette Ave SE in Grand Rapids, MI 49507. It is one of 428 churches in Grand Rapids, and one of 13 Baptist congregations in the city.

Welcome to fbcg The First Baptist Church of Glenarden International, a place where faith meets community.

Services in American Sign Language and Spanish

1164 Lafayette Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507

Phone: (616) 482-7375 · Website: https://fbcglenarden.org/

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Back to School Rally
  • Men’s Conference

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have, and about 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 34.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.1%
  • Obesity: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 38.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.2% (16.0–36.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.8% (8.4–23.1%)
  • Diabetes: 15.2%
  • Depression: 25.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%

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

Grand Rapids city is served by 313 churches — about one congregation for every 628 residents.

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