First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 397 College Avenue in Clemson, SC 29631. It is one of 35 churches in Clemson, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

First Baptist Church of Clemson, an inclusive community of faith, seeks to worship, glorify, and serve God, as revealed in Jesus Christ, both locally and globally.

Part of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

397 College Avenue, Clemson, SC, 29631

Website: https://firstbaptistclemson.com/

Shares a ministry location with CCCC (Chinese Christian Church At Clemson).

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

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Upcoming events at First Baptist Church

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 9:15 AM: Sunday School/New Beginnings — (Various Rooms)
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 10:30 AM: Children's Worship Service — (Children's Chapel)
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 3 PM: Visitation Beth McCracken — (Family Life Center)
  • Mon, Aug 3 · 11:30 AM: Men's Morning Prayer Group — (@ the home of John & Sylvia Peters)
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 1:30 PM: Deacons' Meeting — (#208)

From First Baptist Church's public calendar (https://firstbaptistclemson.com/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 67.6%
  • Social Isolation: 41.8%
  • Depression: 33.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.6% (23.1–40.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.3% (12.8–21.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9% (10.2–19.6%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%
  • Unemployment: 7.4% (2.0–12.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Clemson city is served by 21 churches — about one congregation for every 582 residents.

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