First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 112 Mahan Street in Suffolk, VA 23434. It is one of 212 churches in Suffolk, and one of 26 Baptist congregations in the city.

112 Mahan 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

  • Discipleship
  • Missions

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 50.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
  • Diabetes: 19.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
  • Social Isolation: 37.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.1% (13.1–35.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.2%
  • Unemployment: 10.3% (2.9–17.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
  • Child Poverty: 22.8% (8.8–36.7%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (7.3–20.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%

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

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

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