St John Baptist Church
St John Baptist Church is a church at 436 S 7th St in Reading, PA 19602-2413. It is one of 137 churches in Reading.
The Mission of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church is to work faithfully toward fulfilling the Great Commission given by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We see ourselves as a function church that can meet the spiritual needs of people in all of life’s varying circumstances and stages in a relevant and meaningful way.
436 S 7th St, Reading, PA, 19602-2413Phone: +16103756197 · Website: https://stjohnmbcreading.org/
St John Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around St John Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.
- Child Poverty: 51.1% (32.8–69.4%)
- Obesity: 45.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.7%
- Poverty Rate: 35.0% (22.4–47.6%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.8%
- Unemployment: 14.0% (7.4–20.6%)
- Diabetes: 17.3%
- Depression: 24.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near St John Baptist Church
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- Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Iglesia Poder de Dios en Acción — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Hispana Pentecostal Asambleas de Dios — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Zion Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Shiloh Mennonite Church — 0.3 mi away
- Immanuel Evangelical Church — 0.3 mi away