First Baptist Church of Linden
First Baptist Church of Linden is a Baptist church at 929 Dill Ave in Linden, NJ 07036-2241. It is one of 34 churches in Linden, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.
The avowed purpose of this church is to save souls, to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to celebrate the ordinances; to realize Christian fellowship and unity within this Church and the Church Universal; to render loving service towards humankind and to strive for righteousness
929 Dill Ave, Linden, NJ, 07036-2241Service times
- Sunday 10:30am · Worship Service -
Phone: (908) 486-4937 · Website: http://www.firstbaptistchurchoflinden.org/
First Baptist Church of Linden is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 706 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 71,420 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 Linden
- Floral Ministry
- Missionary Ministry
- Nurses Ministry
- Outreach Ministry
- Scholarship Ministry
- Transportation Ministry
- Ushers Ministry
- Music Ministry
- Liturgical Women's Dance Ministry
- Drama Ministry
- Men’s Ministry
- Women’s Ministry
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The community around First Baptist Church of Linden
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. About 1 in 5 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.
- Unemployment: 21.2% (12.6–29.9%)
- Social Isolation: 39.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
- Food Insecurity: 24.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 22.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.2%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.1% (5.3–20.9%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Baptist Church of Linden
- Antioch AME Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
- St. George Byzantine Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Georges Church — 0.3 mi away
- Praise Temple Interdenominational Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Morning Star Community Christian — 0.3 mi away
- Emanuel Tabernacle Assembly — 0.3 mi away
- Lockett Memorial Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Born Again Church of God In Christ — 0.3 mi away
- First Pentecostal Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- IDD Renacer — 0.3 mi away in Belleville, NJ
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