First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 707 Saint Patrick Street in Rapid City, SD 57701. It is one of 107 churches in Rapid City, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

When asked, "Who is First Baptist Church?" the answer constantly changes. We have families who have been here for generations and people who have been here a few months. We have people who work for the school system, Rapid City Regional Hospital, on ranches, in food service, and lots of other places. Maybe the best response to the question, "Who is First Baptist Church?" is simply, "We're messy." Yes, we have messy lives because we're human. We struggle, but we struggle together. We celebrate, and we celebrate together. We try to be real with each other, but sometimes don't even do that very w

707 Saint Patrick Street, Rapid City, SD, 57701

Website: www.rcfbc.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, about 1 in 7 the people here live without health insurance. About 1 in 7 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 20 travel more than an hour to work. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.2% (9.5–23.0%)
  • Poverty Rate: 16.3% (10.4–22.3%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Rapid City city is served by 27 churches — about one congregation for every 2,549 residents.

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