Morning Star Bible Baptist Church

Morning Star Bible Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 8301 South South Shore Drive in Chicago, IL 60617. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 434 Baptist congregations in the city.

8301 South South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60617

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The community around Morning Star Bible 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 2,200 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: 43.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.0% (19.9–44.0%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
  • Diabetes: 18.4%
  • Obesity: 42.3%
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.2%
  • Unemployment: 11.7% (4.9–18.6%)

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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