Saint Francis Baptist Temple

Saint Francis Baptist Temple is a Baptist church at 502 South 17th Street in Saint Joseph, MO 64501. It is one of 56 churches in Saint Joseph, and one of 11 Baptist congregations in the city.

502 South 17th Street, Saint Joseph, MO, 64501

Saint Francis Baptist Temple is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Francis Baptist Temple

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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: 50.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.5% (21.2–43.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 32.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.3% (14.2–32.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.3%
  • Social Isolation: 33.3%
  • Depression: 27.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
  • Diabetes: 16.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

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

St. Joseph city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 1,304 residents.

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