First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 79 Market Street in Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. It is one of 76 churches in Perth Amboy, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Church of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is an Independent Baptist church that has served the community for over 200 years.

Serving since 1852 · Part of American Baptist Convention

79 Market Street, Perth Amboy, NJ, 08861

Website: https://www.firstbaptistnj.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 32.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 31.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.1%
  • Obesity: 40.4%
  • Social Isolation: 37.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.4% (12.1–24.6%)
  • Diabetes: 16.4%
  • Unemployment: 11.7% (6.3–17.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.2% (11.9–22.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Perth Amboy city is served by 36 churches — about one congregation for every 1,534 residents.

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