Swope Parkway United Christian Church

The community around Swope Parkway United Christian 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 of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 51.3%
• Food Insecurity: 44.5%
• Child Poverty: 43.6% (25.1–62.1%)
• Poverty Rate: 41.9% (26.8–56.9%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 35.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.0%
• Diabetes: 23.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.6%
• Social Isolation: 38.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (10.1–24.4%)
• Depression: 23.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%

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 Swope Parkway United Christian Church

• Pentecostal Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Louis Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Covenant Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Upper Room Even Start — 0.3 mi away
• Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
• Unity Southeast Church — 0.5 mi away
• Greater Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Memorial Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church — 0.6 mi away
• Memorial Christian Outreach Church — 0.6 mi away