Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 207 Johnson Road, Central, SC, 29630.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 11am (morning). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Central, SC is a Baptist church. It is one of 12 Baptist congregations in Central.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 207 Johnson Road in Central, SC 29630. It is one of 25 churches in Central, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.

Founded in 1868, the church existed even before the town was founded. A small group of believers saw the need for a gospel presence in the railroad community and began gathering to worship. As Central has grown, so has the need for the gospel, and we continue to make Jesus known in our community.

207 Johnson Road, Central, SC, 29630

Service times

Sunday 11am · morning

Phone: (864) 873-8087 · Website: https://www.centralfbc.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 about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

Social Isolation: 35.5%
Food Insecurity: 22.1%
Poverty Rate: 22.1% (12.7–31.4%)
Obesity: 36.6%
Depression: 26.4%
Child Poverty: 24.2% (8.5–39.8%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.4%
Housing Insecurity: 15.1%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (6.0–16.9%)
Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.2%

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

Central town is served by 9 churches — about one congregation for every 811 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

Cannon Memorial Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Mt Zion United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
Central Church of God — 0.6 mi away
White Oak Spring Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
Freedom's Hill Church — 0.7 mi away
ALIVE Wesleyan Church — 0.7 mi away
Central Independent Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
Nicholson-Mitchell Christian Ministry Center — 0.7 mi away
Central United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
Campamento Renuevo Wesleyano — 0.8 mi away

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