Original Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church

The community around Original Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 47.7%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 36.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.2%
• Poverty Rate: 30.2% (16.0–44.4%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.5%
• Diabetes: 19.9%
• Unemployment: 13.6% (5.9–21.3%)
• Obesity: 44.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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