First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 401 North 2nd Street in Hopewell City, VA 23860. It is one of 19 churches in Hopewell City, and one of 6 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1867

401 North 2nd Street, Hopewell City, VA, 23860

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Men's Ministry
  • Women's Ministry
  • Youth Ministry
  • Missions

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 48.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.0% (23.5–48.6%)
  • Food Insecurity: 32.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
  • Social Isolation: 38.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.9%
  • Unemployment: 9.1% (1.7–17.0%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
  • Depression: 25.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Hopewell city is served by 32 churches — about one congregation for every 720 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

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