First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church at 130 W Broadway in Salem, NJ 08079-1322. It is one of 21 churches in Salem.

130 W Broadway, Salem, NJ, 08079-1322

Phone: +18569350531 · Website: http://www.fbcsalem.net/

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 about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 33.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
  • Obesity: 42.3%
  • Social Isolation: 39.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.8% (13.6–40.0%)
  • Diabetes: 16.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
  • Unemployment: 7.4% (1.2–16.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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