Saint Mark's Baptist Church

The community around Saint Mark's Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 50.7%
• Food Insecurity: 44.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 35.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.0%
• Diabetes: 22.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.8% (12.5–29.2%)
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
• Poverty Rate: 26.2% (14.3–38.1%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.5%
• Unemployment: 8.1% (1.8–14.5%)
• Depression: 23.4%

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

Kansas City city is served by 493 churches — about one congregation for every 1,000 residents.

Churches near Saint Mark's Baptist Church

• Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall — 0.1 mi away
• Linwood Boulevard Seventh-day Adventist Temple — 0.1 mi away
• Blue Valley Missionary Baptist — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
• Gospel Mission Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Gospel Hall — 0.2 mi away
• Kingdom Word Ministries — 0.3 mi away
• Sunrise Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Community Progressive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away