Mount Washington Baptist Church

Mount Washington Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 9623 East Independence Avenue in Independence, MO 64053. It is one of 160 churches in Independence, and one of 10 Baptist congregations in the city.

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9623 East Independence Avenue, Independence, MO, 64053

Website: https://themount.cc/

Shares a ministry location with Jesus Christ Teaching Ministries.

Mount Washington Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Mount Washington Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 60.7% (42.4–79.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 27.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.5% (13.4–27.7%)
  • Obesity: 41.4%
  • Social Isolation: 35.2%
  • Depression: 28.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.4% (15.3–39.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
  • Diabetes: 15.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
  • Unemployment: 7.2% (2.2–12.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Independence city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,768 residents.

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