First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Norfolk, VA 23510. It is one of 341 churches in Norfolk, and one of 43 Baptist congregations in the city.

Norfolk, VA, 23510

Website: http://www.firstbaptistnorfolk.org/

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Community Pantry
  • Summer Camp
  • C.R.O.W.N Project BEYOND
  • Renew Counseling Center
  • Christian Education Ministries
  • Church Life Ministries
  • Congregational Care Ministries
  • Evangelistic Ministries
  • Family Life Ministries
  • Stewardship Ministries
  • Youth & Young Adult Ministries

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 47.9%
  • Social Isolation: 42.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 38.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.0%
  • Child Poverty: 36.5% (28.6–50.7%)
  • Diabetes: 16.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
  • Depression: 24.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6% (11.2–18.9%)
  • Unemployment: 7.6% (2.6–12.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Norfolk city is served by 176 churches — about one congregation for every 1,346 residents.

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