Walnut Street Freewill Baptist Church

Walnut Street Freewill Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Fort Smith, AR 72904. It is one of 216 churches in Fort Smith, and one of 34 Baptist congregations in the city.

Fort Smith, AR, 72904

Walnut Street Freewill Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Walnut Street Freewill Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 41.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.4% (14.4–28.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.3%
  • Unemployment: 13.2% (6.9–19.6%)
  • Obesity: 41.7%
  • Child Poverty: 34.8% (18.4–51.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.9% (19.1–36.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.0%
  • Diabetes: 16.7%
  • Depression: 24.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Fort Smith city is served by 138 churches — about one congregation for every 625 residents.

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