Lakeland Baptist Church

Lakeland Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Carbondale, IL 62902. It is one of 48 churches in Carbondale, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our purpose is to proclaim the truth of Christ to all peoples.

Lakeland Church is a multi-generational and multi-ethnic community of people coming together to learn about God.

Carbondale, IL, 62902

Website: https://www.lakelandcarbondale.com/

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

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The community around Lakeland Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 46.5%
  • Social Isolation: 41.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.4%
  • Obesity: 41.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
  • Unemployment: 9.0% (3.9–14.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
  • Depression: 25.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Carbondale city is served by 9 churches — about one congregation for every 1,685 residents.

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