New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church

New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 413 West John H Gwynn Jr Avenue in Peoria, IL 61605. It is one of 228 churches in Peoria, and one of 31 Baptist congregations in the city.

413 West John H Gwynn Jr Avenue, Peoria, IL, 61605

Service times

  • Sunday 7:15am
  • Sunday 10:45am

Phone: +1-309-674-6271 · Website: https://nmsbc.com/

New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 79.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 51.7%
  • Obesity: 50.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 47.9% (34.4–61.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.0%
  • Social Isolation: 40.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.8%
  • Diabetes: 24.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.7%
  • Unemployment: 8.7% (4.7–12.7%)
  • Depression: 24.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Peoria city is served by 130 churches — about one congregation for every 773 residents.

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