Payne Avenue Baptist Church
Payne Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Knoxville, TN 37914. It is one of 582 churches in Knoxville, and one of 69 Baptist congregations in the city.
I am persuaded by the teachingsOf the blessed Bible-By daily reading, meditation and communionWith my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ-To live an upright Christian Life,To practice His teachings in my Dealings with my fellowman-To dedicate my talents and give of My time, influence, and meansTo teaching
Part of National Baptist Convention
Knoxville, TN, 37914Payne Avenue Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Payne Avenue Baptist Church
- General Missions
- Community Assistance
- Missions Outreach
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The community around Payne Avenue Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.
- Obesity: 47.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.8%
- Diabetes: 22.9%
- Depression: 28.4%
- Poverty Rate: 28.1% (17.9–38.4%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.9% (8.4–23.4%)
- Unemployment: 8.6% (1.3–15.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Knoxville city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 868 residents.
Churches near Payne Avenue Baptist Church
- Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Logan Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
- Greater Shiloh PF Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Grace Bible Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bethel AME Church — 0.4 mi away
- Overcoming Believers — 0.4 mi away
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
- Cherry Street Church Of God — 0.4 mi away
- Church of God Sanctified — 0.5 mi away
- Fifth Avenue Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away