First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Winston-Salem, NC 27101. It is one of 393 churches in Winston-Salem, and one of 37 Baptist congregations in the city.

Winston-Salem, NC, 27101

Service times

  • Sunday 11am · Worship
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am
  • Friday 8:30am

First 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.

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Missions
  • Community Engagement
  • Mental Health
  • Deacon Care & Connection
  • Prayer & Benevolence Requests
  • Scholarships & Grants

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Latest from First Baptist on Fifth, Winston-Salem's YouTube channel: "Maybe you'll discover God in the laughter of a grandchild; in the kindness of a stranger...." (all videos).

The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 52.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.4% (25.5–47.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
  • Diabetes: 22.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.6%
  • Social Isolation: 36.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (8.4–22.6%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%

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

Winston-Salem city is served by 125 churches — about one congregation for every 1,877 residents.

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