First Baptist Church

The First Baptist Church of Hammond is an Independent Fundamental Baptist megachurch in Hammond, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago. It is the largest church in the state of Indiana, and in 2007 was the 20th largest in the United States.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: megachurch in Hammond, Indiana
Also known as: “First Baptist Church of Hammond”
Address: 473 Sibley Street, Hammond, IN 46320

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include State Street Commercial Historic District and Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.

State Street Commercial Historic District

Historic site

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State Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Hammond, Indiana. The district encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hammond. State Street Commercial Historic District is situated 490 feet east of First Baptist Church.

Hammond Academy of Science and Technology

School

Hammond Academy of Science and Technology is a charter school located in Hammond, Indiana. This school focuses on science and technology with a heavy emphasis on a small teacher-to-student ratio. Hammond Academy of Science and Technology is situated 1,600 feet west of First Baptist Church.

Hammond Gateway station

Railway station

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Hammond Gateway station is a South Shore Line station in Hammond, Indiana. It is the interchange point to the Monon Corridor. Hammond Gateway station opened on October 18, 2024; the previous Hammond station, located nearby, was closed on the same day. Hammond Gateway station is situated 1 mile north of First Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammond and Central Hammond.

Hammond

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Hammond is a Chicagoland city of some 76,000 people in Lake County, Indiana—bordering Chicago's Far Southeast Side. Most visitors will find themselves passing through or on business, but Chicagoans would do well to include it in a close-in Lake County day…

Central Hammond

Neighborhood

Central Hammond is a neighborhood in western Hammond, Indiana, approximately between the Illinois state line and White Oak Avenue, north of 165th Street.

Calumet City

Town

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Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census. It is a south suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area.

First Baptist Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: North Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.61855° or 41° 37′ 7″ north

Longitude

-87.51787° or 87° 31′ 4″ west

Elevation

591 feet (180 metres)

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

86HJJF9J+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1028705852

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4920264

Wikidata ID

Q5452396

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