Memorial Baptist Church

The community around Memorial Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 47.8%
• Food Insecurity: 38.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.3%
• Diabetes: 20.0%
• Social Isolation: 38.1%
• Poverty Rate: 24.2% (12.8–35.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.6% (8.3–22.8%)
• Unemployment: 8.8% (2.7–15.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
• Depression: 25.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Indianapolis city (balance) is served by 592 churches — about one congregation for every 1,486 residents.

Churches near Memorial Baptist Church

• Saints Constantine and Elena Romania Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
• Covenant of Grace Cherubim and Seraphim Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of the Living God — 0.3 mi away
• New Westside Ministries — 0.3 mi away
• Light and Life Free Methodist Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• St. Stephen Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
• Friendship Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Destiny Center — 0.5 mi away
• Haughville Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.5 mi away