First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Las Vegas, NM 87701. It is one of 26 churches in Las Vegas, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

Las Vegas, NM, 87701

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 374 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Mexico — 71,417 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.

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 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 nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 30.3% (20.2–40.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 25.3%
  • Social Isolation: 35.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.6%
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Obesity: 37.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% (2.1–11.2%)

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

Las Vegas city is served by 6 churches — about one congregation for every 1,190 residents.

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