Forest Chapel General Baptist Church

The community around Forest Chapel General Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 50.2%
• Social Isolation: 40.7%
• Food Insecurity: 40.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.1%
• Diabetes: 21.3%
• Unemployment: 16.5% (7.6–26.1%)
• Poverty Rate: 23.9% (8.8–39.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6% (10.4–17.2%)

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

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

Churches near Forest Chapel General Baptist Church

• Community of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Lansdowne Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Olive Free Pentecostal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Pilgrim Green Missionary Church — 0.5 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Pauls Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• St Mark Missionary Baptist — 0.5 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• Sonlight MB Church — 0.6 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Galilee Central Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in East St Louis, IL