First Unity Baptist Church

First Unity Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 5129 South Indiana Avenue in Chicago, IL 60615. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago, and one of 434 Baptist congregations in the city.

5129 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60615

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

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The community around First Unity Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 32.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
  • Unemployment: 18.6% (9.0–28.2%)
  • Obesity: 40.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.5% (12.0–35.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
  • Diabetes: 14.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 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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