First Morning Star Baptist Church

First Morning Star Baptist Church is a church in Philadelphia, PA 19144. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, PA, 19144

First Morning Star Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Morning Star Baptist Church

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. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,600 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 43.3% (29.1–57.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
  • Diabetes: 20.9%
  • Obesity: 42.6%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% (5.1–18.6%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7% (10.5–17.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.

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