Melville Avenue Baptist Church

Melville Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 745 Melville Avenue in Danville, VA 24540. It is one of 186 churches in Danville, and one of 38 Baptist congregations in the city.

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745 Melville Avenue, Danville, VA, 24540

Phone: +1-434-793-7346 · Website: https://www.bgav.org/church-directory/melville-avenue-baptist-church

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

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The community around Melville Avenue Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.2%
  • Diabetes: 22.7%
  • Obesity: 43.4%
  • Social Isolation: 37.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.6% (14.5–30.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
  • Child Poverty: 22.8% (6.2–39.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%

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

Danville city is served by 103 churches — about one congregation for every 412 residents.

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