First General Baptist Church

First General Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1733 North Kedvale Avenue in Chicago, IL 60639. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago, and one of 434 Baptist congregations in the city.

1733 North Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60639

Shares a ministry location with Iglesia Adventista de Humboldt Park.

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

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The community around First General Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,600 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: 38.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.3%
  • Social Isolation: 37.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7% (10.0–25.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.8%
  • Diabetes: 15.1%
  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.0% (9.4–26.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 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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