Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana

Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana is a Baptist church at 905 South Chaparro Street in Las Cruces, NM 88001. It is one of 153 churches in Las Cruces, and one of 13 Baptist congregations in the city.

905 South Chaparro Street, Las Cruces, NM, 88001

Phone: (575) 526-5414

Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana

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 a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 34.7% (22.0–47.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 32.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.9%
  • Unemployment: 13.5% (4.3–22.8%)
  • Obesity: 40.5%
  • Social Isolation: 35.1%
  • Child Poverty: 31.5% (11.7–51.3%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
  • Diabetes: 16.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (6.3–22.3%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Las Cruces city is served by 96 churches — about one congregation for every 981 residents.

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