First Baptist
First Baptist is a Baptist church at 551 North Westwood BLVD, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901 in Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. It is one of 63 churches in Poplar Bluff, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.
LOVE UP AND LOVE OUT We see the command to love up and love out clearly defined in scripture. (Matt. 22:37-40) At FBC of Poplar Bluff we desire to fulfill the greatest commandment by promoting a healthy relationship with Christ, His church, and our community. We joyfully love up and love out because
First Baptist Church has a rich 150 year history of being a part of the Poplar Bluff community. We believe that God has strategically placed us here to be a light and the hands and feet of Christ. We understand that the church is not a building but a people. It is not an organization but a growing organism. We long to follow God’s call to continue to grow as we seek to reach more people with the gospel. Our prayer is that we will be a part of something that we cannot explain but all we can do is say, “It’s ALL God!” Our prayer is that people will not be drawn to this place because we offer exc
551 North Westwood BLVD, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901Website: http://www.fbcpb.org/
First Baptist is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around First Baptist
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
- Food Insecurity: 26.3%
- Obesity: 42.7%
- Social Isolation: 34.6%
- Depression: 28.6%
- Diabetes: 16.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.5%
- Poverty Rate: 19.1% (10.2–27.9%)
- Housing Insecurity: 18.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.7%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (7.8–18.8%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
- Unemployment: 7.5% (1.6–13.8%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Poplar Bluff city is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 1,297 residents.
Churches near First Baptist
- Christian Family Fellowship International — 0.4 mi away
- Sacred Heart Church — 0.6 mi away
- Emmanuel House of Praise Church — 0.6 mi away
- Faith Tabernacle Church — 0.7 mi away
- Cobblestone Christian — 0.7 mi away
- Highland Drive Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Emmanuel House of Praise — 0.8 mi away
- The Journey — 0.8 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away