First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Jersey City, NJ 07306. It is one of 204 churches in Jersey City, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.
Jersey City, NJ, 07306Shares a ministry location with The Eastern Christian Free Methodist Church.
First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First Baptist Church
- Adult Bible Study
- Children's Ministry
- Prayer Group
- Women's Group
- ESL - Learn English
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The community around First Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 4,000 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 33.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
- Poverty Rate: 19.3% (10.2–28.4%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Jersey City city is served by 102 churches — about one congregation for every 2,822 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- The Eastern Christian Free Methodist Church — 0 mi away
- Crossroad Community Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Chapel of Saint Peter — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Gospel Haven Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Korean Church — 0.2 mi away
- Tapestry Church — 0.2 mi away
- Freedom Church Jersey City — 0.2 mi away
- Good Shepherd Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Old Bergen Church — 0.3 mi away