Hyde Park Union Church

Hyde Park Union Church is a church at 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, IL 60637. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago.

The mission of HPUC is to celebrate God’s diversity among us through inclusive, open and affirming Christian fellowship and service; to welcome and honor each person through all stages of life; and to pursue God’s justice in the world – with the promise of joy, liberation, and love.

Hyde Park Union Church is a diverse, open and affirming congregation affiliated with two denominations: American Baptist Churches-USA and United Church of Christ, ​spreading the Good News from our corner of Chicago. ​

5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637

Website: https://hpuc.org/

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The community around Hyde Park Union 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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.

  • Social Isolation: 37.3%
  • Unemployment: 8.4% (2.1–14.7%)
  • Poverty Rate: 21.3% (13.0–29.5%)

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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