Where is First African Baptist Church located?

First African Baptist Church is at 803 Harris Street, Goldsboro, NC, 27530.

What time are services at First African Baptist Church?

First African Baptist Church meets Friday at 9am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First African Baptist Church?

First African Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC is a Baptist church. It is one of 13 Baptist congregations in Goldsboro.

First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 803 Harris Street in Goldsboro, NC 27530. It is one of 181 churches in Goldsboro, and one of 13 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our theme for this season of ministry is “A Fully Engaged Church"

Welcome to the virtual home of the First African Baptist Church of Goldsboro, North Carolina. Here we are intentional about educating, equipping, and empowering disciples for Kingdom readiness.

803 Harris Street, Goldsboro, NC, 27530

Service times

Friday 9am

Phone: (919) 734-4935 · Website: http://fabcnc.org/

First African Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,587 congregations of the Baptist family gather across North Carolina — 71,872 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.

Find First African Baptist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First African Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

Obesity: 48.8%
Food Insecurity: 38.9%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.2%
Housing Insecurity: 28.0%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.4%
Diabetes: 21.3%
Social Isolation: 36.5%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
Transportation Barriers: 19.9%
Depression: 23.1%
Poverty Rate: 21.8% (9.7–33.8%)
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%

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

Goldsboro city is served by 61 churches — about one congregation for every 522 residents.

Churches near First African Baptist Church

Saint Andrews Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
Guiding Star Holy Church — 0.2 mi away
New Stoney Hill Church — 0.2 mi away
New Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Church — 0.3 mi away
Faith United Holy Church — 0.4 mi away
The Place of Refuge Ministries — 0.5 mi away
Community Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
Branch Church — 0.6 mi away
Upper Room Church — 0.7 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

First Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
Antioch Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
Fellowship Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
Grace Baptist Church — 2 mi away
Saint Stephen Missionary Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away

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