First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 611 Broad Street in Harrisonburg, VA 22801. It is one of 82 churches in Harrisonburg, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

Everyone needs a place to belong! A place where your whole family is accepted, loved, and respected ...where you can learn more about the God that created us. At First Baptist, we are trying to create that type of place. We are here to do KINGDOM BUILDING for the Lord's family.

611 Broad Street, Harrisonburg, VA, 22801

Website: http://firstbaptisthbgva.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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of 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: 36.2%
  • Child Poverty: 32.2% (16.1–48.2%)
  • Food Insecurity: 23.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.1%
  • Obesity: 39.0%
  • Depression: 25.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.5% (14.2–28.7%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%
  • Unemployment: 6.3% (1.2–11.5%)

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

Harrisonburg city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 1,362 residents.

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