Where is First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ located?

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ is at 240 1st St, Lakewood, NJ, 08701-3319.

What time are services at First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ?

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ meets Sunday at 10am (Worship). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ?

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ in Lakewood, NJ is a Baptist church.

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ is a Baptist church at 240 1st St in Lakewood, NJ 08701-3319. It is one of 26 churches in Lakewood.

First Baptist Church is rooted in the Gospel and grateful for a rich history. We are a welcoming congregation committed to glorifying God, growing in the Word, and living out the teachings of Jesus in our community and beyond.

240 1st St, Lakewood, NJ, 08701-3319

Service times

Sunday 10am · Worship

Phone: +17323630885 · Website: https://www.fbclakewood.com/

First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 728 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 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 of Lakewood NJ

Educational Building

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The community around First Baptist Church of Lakewood NJ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

Poverty Rate: 43.4% (26.6–60.3%)
Child Poverty: 43.2% (25.4–61.0%)
Food Insecurity: 34.0%
Social Isolation: 35.1%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.7%
Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.0%
Transportation Barriers: 18.5%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.4%
Obesity: 37.9%
Unemployment: 8.0% (0.0–17.1%)

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

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