Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Kansas City, MO 64127. It is one of 784 churches in Kansas City, and one of 114 Baptist congregations in the city.

Welcome to Bethel Baptist Church! For over 150 years, we've remained committed to making disciples, ever since our founding by students from William Jewell College.

Kansas City, MO, 64127

Website: http://bethelbaptistchurch.com/

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

Ministries at Bethel Baptist Church

  • Benevolence
  • Youth Ministry
  • Women's Ministry
  • Children's Ministry
  • Nursery
  • Hospitality

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The community around Bethel Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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: 75.5%
  • Obesity: 48.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.7% (23.2–58.3%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 38.9% (22.9–54.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 36.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.7%
  • Diabetes: 21.2%
  • Unemployment: 18.7% (7.3–30.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
  • Depression: 24.8%

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

Kansas City city is served by 493 churches — about one congregation for every 1,000 residents.

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