First Baptist Church of Emporia

First Baptist Church of Emporia is a Baptist church at 1155 Sussex Dr in Emporia, VA 23847-6441. It is one of 71 churches in Emporia, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

1155 Sussex Dr, Emporia, VA, 23847-6441

Phone: +14346340337 · Website: https://www.emporiafbc.com/

First Baptist Church of Emporia is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,736 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Virginia — 71,872 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 First Baptist Church of Emporia

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 27.9%
  • Diabetes: 19.9%
  • Obesity: 44.4%
  • Social Isolation: 38.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.1%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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