Mount Olive Baptist Church

Mount Olive Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2611 Bells Road in Richmond, VA 23234. It is one of 585 churches in Richmond, and one of 85 Baptist congregations in the city.

Serving since 1875

2611 Bells Road, Richmond, VA, 23234

Service times

  • Monday, Friday 12pm
  • Wednesday 6pm

Mount Olive Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,736 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Virginia — 71,872 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 Mount Olive Baptist Church

  • Diaconate Ministry
  • Food Pantry
  • Music Ministry

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The community around Mount Olive Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 42.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.6% (10.1–33.1%)
  • Obesity: 42.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.0%
  • Diabetes: 16.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

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