Where is First Nazareth Baptist Church located?

First Nazareth Baptist Church is at 2351 Gervais St, Columbia, SC, 29204-1869.

What time are services at First Nazareth Baptist Church?

First Nazareth Baptist Church meets Saturday at 12:30pm. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Nazareth Baptist Church?

First Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbia, SC is a Baptist church. It is one of 75 Baptist congregations in Columbia.

First Nazareth Baptist Church

First Nazareth Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2351 Gervais St in Columbia, SC 29204-1869. It is one of 535 churches in Columbia, and one of 75 Baptist congregations in the city.

It is our hope and aim for each person to leave the worship experience with a feeling of worth, healing, motivation, and excitement.

Part of Citywide Brotherhood Union

2351 Gervais St, Columbia, SC, 29204-1869

Service times

Saturday 12:30pm

Phone: (803) 254-6232 · Website: https://firstnazareth.com/

First Nazareth Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,009 congregations of the Baptist family gather across South Carolina — 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.

Ministries at First Nazareth Baptist Church

Food Pantry
Recovery Ministry
Prison Visitation Ministry
Health Care Ministry
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Outreach Ministry
Cancer Support Ministry
Disaster Emergency Relief Ministry
Evangelism
Legal Assistance Ministry
Volunteer Ministry
Education/Tutorial Ministry
Financial Management Ministry

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The community around First Nazareth Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 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 2,300 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: 32.7% (18.9–46.6%)
Food Insecurity: 28.0%
Unemployment: 16.8% (3.8–29.8%)
Social Isolation: 39.5%
Housing Insecurity: 21.0%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
Obesity: 36.8%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
Child Poverty: 26.9% (15.7–41.9%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.6%
Depression: 23.5%
Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
Diabetes: 14.8%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6% (10.2–18.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

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