Where is First Baptist located?

First Baptist is at 205 West Union Street, Morganton, NC, 28655.

What time are services at First Baptist?

First Baptist meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 9am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist?

First Baptist in Morganton, NC is a Baptist church. It is one of 11 Baptist congregations in Morganton.

First Baptist

First Baptist is a Baptist church at 205 West Union Street in Morganton, NC 28655. It is one of 160 churches in Morganton, and one of 11 Baptist congregations in the city.

A diverse community helping people far from God find and follow Jesus

We exist to reach those who feel far from God. Through practical Bible teaching, heartfelt worship, and caring relationships, we help people discover who Jesus is and how to walk with Him daily.

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205 West Union Street, Morganton, NC, 28655

Service times

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am

Phone: (828) 437-2544 · Website: https://www.firstbaptistmorganton.org/

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

The community around First Baptist

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

Child Poverty: 40.4% (23.1–57.8%)
Social Isolation: 33.2%
Poverty Rate: 24.0% (12.7–35.4%)
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.5% (11.8–25.3%)
Obesity: 37.1%
Depression: 25.2%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.3%
Food Insecurity: 18.0%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
Diabetes: 13.3%

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

Morganton city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 834 residents.

Churches near First Baptist

Asheville Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
Calvary Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
First United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
Green Street Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
Burke Community Bible Church — 0.5 mi away
Mission Church — 0.5 mi away
Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
Grace Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
Thrive Church — 0.6 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Asheville Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Summit Community Church — 0.7 mi away
New Bethel Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
Walker Road Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
First Hmong Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away

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