First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 237 Main Street in Suffolk, VA 23434. It is one of 211 churches in Suffolk, and one of 26 Baptist congregations in the city.

237 Main Street, Suffolk, VA, 23434

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

Ministries at First Baptist Church

  • Missions
  • Discipleship
  • Kids Ministry
  • Students
  • College and Young Adults
  • Adult Ministries
  • Men's Ministry and Equipping
  • Women's Ministry

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The community around First 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 52.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.9%
  • Diabetes: 20.9%
  • Social Isolation: 38.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.5% (14.2–38.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (8.2–22.2%)
  • Unemployment: 9.4% (3.3–15.6%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
  • Child Poverty: 23.2% (8.4–38.1%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Suffolk city is served by 138 churches — about one congregation for every 687 residents.

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