First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a church at 1100 Court St in Lynchburg, VA 24504-4504. It is one of 244 churches in Lynchburg.
The overall purpose Ministries at Court Street Baptist Church is to build up the body of Christ as stated in the Church’s Three “E” Dimensional Vision: Exalting the SaviorEvangelizing the SinnerEquipping the Saints.
Serving since 1843
1100 Court St, Lynchburg, VA, 24504-4504Phone: +14348461345 · Website: https://courtstreetbaptistchurch.com/pastors-of-csbc/
Shares a ministry location with Church of the Good Shepherd.
First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First Baptist Church
- Beautification Ministry
- Bible Study Ministry
- Caring Hearts Ministry
- Children’s Church Ministry
- Diaconate Ministry
- Greeters’ Ministry
- Kitchen Ministry
- Media Ministry
- Men’s Ministry
- Music Ministry
- Outreach Ministry
- Pastor’s Aide Ministry
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The community around First Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Food Insecurity: 25.6%
- Obesity: 44.3%
- Social Isolation: 39.5%
- Poverty Rate: 28.6% (16.6–40.6%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.1%
- Diabetes: 15.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
- Depression: 24.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 19.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.6% (5.5–17.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- Church of the Good Shepherd — 0 mi away
- Directional Bible Ministries — 0.1 mi away
- Crosspoint Downtown — 0.2 mi away
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lynchburg — 0.2 mi away
- Remnant Rising Church — 0.2 mi away
- Harvest Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
- Downtown Presbyterian — 0.3 mi away
- Holy Cross Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Court Street United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Diamond Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away