What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 10:30am; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 7:30am; Sunday at 9:15am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Meridian, MS is a Baptist church. It is one of 60 Baptist congregations in Meridian.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Meridian, MS 39301. It is one of 221 churches in Meridian, and one of 60 Baptist congregations in the city.

The primary goal of the worship teams at FBC Meridian is to lead our congregation in singing praises to God.

Meridian, MS, 39301

Service times

Sunday 10:30am
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7:30am
Sunday 9:15am

Website: http://www.fbcmeridian.org/ministries/students

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,483 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Mississippi — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

Youth Choir
Adult Sanctuary Choir
Young Ringers
Preschool & Children’s Choirs
Youth Handbells

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, 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 2,100 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: 52.2%
Food Insecurity: 47.8%
Social Isolation: 40.3%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.1%
Poverty Rate: 39.2% (22.1–56.4%)
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.0%
Housing Insecurity: 33.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.7%
Diabetes: 25.6%
Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.4%
Unemployment: 7.4% (1.2–14.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Meridian city is served by 90 churches — about one congregation for every 361 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

Saint Patrick Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Jubilee Mennonite Church — 0.1 mi away
Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Bonds of Love Ministries — 0.2 mi away
Central United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
LoveNOW Community Church — 0.4 mi away
Saint Pauls Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
Saint Paul United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
New Hope Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

New Hope Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
El Bethel Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Mount Bethel Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
Central Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
First Union Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away

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