Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Gadsden, AL 35901. It is one of 185 churches in Gadsden, and one of 52 Baptist congregations in the city.

Gadsden, AL, 35901

Website: https://www.16thstreetbaptist.org/

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

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The community around Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 69.7%
  • Obesity: 55.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 45.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.2%
  • Social Isolation: 40.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.7% (22.3–47.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.3%
  • Diabetes: 24.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.3% (14.0–34.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.2%
  • Unemployment: 10.8% (1.6–20.4%)
  • Depression: 24.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.

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