First Community Baptist Church

First Community Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Chicago, IL 60636. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 434 Baptist congregations in the city.

Chicago, IL, 60636

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

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The community around First Community 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 nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 45.2%
  • Obesity: 45.1%
  • Social Isolation: 40.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 34.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.2% (16.0–48.5%)
  • Unemployment: 30.6% (19.3–42.0%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
  • Diabetes: 20.6%
  • Child Poverty: 40.0% (21.4–58.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (4.0–19.3%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 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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