Western Avenue Baptist Church

Western Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Toledo, OH 43609. It is one of 483 churches in Toledo, and one of 74 Baptist congregations in the city.

Toledo, OH, 43609

Western Avenue Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Western Avenue Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, 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: 45.8%
  • Child Poverty: 43.5% (25.8–60.6%)
  • Food Insecurity: 43.2%
  • Social Isolation: 42.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.0% (24.1–49.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.5%
  • Diabetes: 19.9%
  • Unemployment: 14.6% (3.9–25.6%)
  • Depression: 29.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.0% (7.0–21.1%)

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

Toledo city is served by 317 churches — about one congregation for every 814 residents.

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