Christ Is the Rock Missionary Baptist Church

The community around Christ Is the Rock Missionary Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 100.0%
• Obesity: 52.0%
• Food Insecurity: 43.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 30.6% (14.3–46.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.3%
• Diabetes: 23.1%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (0.4–14.1%)

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

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Christ Is the Rock Missionary Baptist Church

• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Illinois Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction — 0.1 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Greater Liberty Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh AME Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bethlehem Healing Temple Church — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Israelite Spiritual Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bread of Life Christian Center — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away