Valley Junction Baptist Church
Valley Junction Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Des Moines, IA 50313. It is one of 341 churches in Des Moines, and one of 26 Baptist congregations in the city.
Des Moines, IA, 50313Valley Junction Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Valley Junction Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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: 42.5%
- Social Isolation: 37.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
- Food Insecurity: 24.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.0%
- Diabetes: 13.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.0%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.
Churches near Valley Junction Baptist Church
- Eden Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint John's Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Elpis Christian Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- New Beginnings Full Gospel Family Church — 0.2 mi away
- Highland Park Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Emmanuel Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Faith Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- All Saints Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Union Park Christian Church — 0.4 mi away