Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 1100 Court St, Lynchburg, VA, 24504-4504.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA is a Baptist church. It is one of 42 Baptist congregations in Lynchburg.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1100 Court St in Lynchburg, VA 24504-4504. It is one of 247 churches in Lynchburg, and one of 42 Baptist congregations in the city.

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, 24504-4504

Phone: (434) 846-1345 · 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. 2,727 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Virginia — 71,417 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.

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

More Baptist churches nearby

Harvest Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
Diamond Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Eighth Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Court Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Jericho Baptist Missionary Chapel — 0.5 mi away

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