First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 235 West Washington Street in Petersburg, VA 23803. It is one of 124 churches in Petersburg, and one of 17 Baptist congregations in the city.
235 West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, 23803Website: http://firstbaptistchurchofpetersburg.com/
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 2 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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.
- Obesity: 47.4%
- Food Insecurity: 32.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.4%
- Diabetes: 19.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.4%
- Unemployment: 14.2% (4.2–24.1%)
- Social Isolation: 39.7%
- Poverty Rate: 25.5% (15.1–36.0%)
- Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Petersburg city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 652 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Second Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Pauls Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Faith Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Bible Covenant Church — 0.2 mi away
- Oak Street African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Olivet Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Tabb Street Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- House Of Restoration Church — 0.3 mi away
- Gillfield Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away