First Baptist Church of South Charleston

First Baptist Church of South Charleston is a Baptist church in South Charleston, WV 25303. It is one of 41 churches in South Charleston, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

South Charleston, WV, 25303

First Baptist Church of South Charleston is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 774 congregations of the Baptist family gather across West 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.

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The community around First Baptist Church of South Charleston

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 42.1%
  • Social Isolation: 34.3%
  • Depression: 30.9%
  • Diabetes: 15.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 19.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.9% (10.0–27.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

South Charleston city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 352 residents.

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