First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. It is one of 63 churches in Poplar Bluff, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.

Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901

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 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 30.2%
  • Obesity: 43.4%
  • Social Isolation: 34.3%
  • Depression: 27.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.4% (13.5–31.3%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.1% (11.6–22.6%)
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
  • Unemployment: 11.4% (4.0–19.0%)
  • Child Poverty: 26.8% (12.5–42.4%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Poplar Bluff city is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 1,297 residents.

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