Where is First African Baptist Church located?

First African Baptist Church is at 2700 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23222.

What time are services at First African Baptist Church?

First African Baptist Church meets Sunday at 10am (Service); Wednesday at 7pm (Bible Study). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First African Baptist Church?

First African Baptist Church in Richmond, VA is a Baptist church. It is one of 122 Baptist congregations in Richmond.

First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2700 Hanes Avenue in Richmond, VA 23222. It is one of 584 churches in Richmond, and one of 122 Baptist congregations in the city.

We are a loving, learning, and growing church. Our history impacts our future. Our faith impacts our lives. Our hearts impact our community. Discover God with us, and let’s pursue Christ together.

2700 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23222

Service times

Sunday 10am · Service
Wednesday 7pm · Bible Study

First African 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 — 71,418 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 African Baptist Church

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The community around First African Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,300 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.

Social Isolation: 40.1%
Obesity: 40.2%
Food Insecurity: 22.1%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.1%
Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
Poverty Rate: 18.0% (9.8–26.2%)
Diabetes: 14.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%

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

Richmond city is served by 181 churches — about one congregation for every 1,255 residents.

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New Jerusalem Icm — 0.3 mi away
Apostolic Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
Mount Hermon Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
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