Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 515 7th Street in Altavista, VA 24517. It is one of 26 churches in Altavista, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

515 7th Street, Altavista, VA, 24517

Phone: (434) 369-6636

Central Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,727 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Virginia — 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 Central Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 33.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 20.2%
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Unemployment: 10.6% (5.0–16.1%)
  • Obesity: 39.7%
  • Child Poverty: 26.4% (9.8–43.1%)
  • Depression: 23.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.9%

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

Altavista town is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 210 residents.

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