Sims Avenue Baptist Church

Sims Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 269 Sciple Terrace Northwest in Atlanta, GA 30314. It is one of 926 churches in Atlanta, and one of 90 Baptist congregations in the city.

269 Sciple Terrace Northwest, Atlanta, GA, 30314

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

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The community around Sims Avenue Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 44.3%
  • Social Isolation: 43.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 42.0% (28.7–55.4%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.4%
  • Diabetes: 18.6%
  • Obesity: 42.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7% (10.9–24.7%)
  • Unemployment: 9.1% (2.4–16.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Atlanta city is served by 310 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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