New Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church

The community around New Greater Saint John Missionary 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. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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.

• Child Poverty: 85.2%
• Poverty Rate: 58.2% (42.3–74.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 50.0%
• Obesity: 47.3%
• Social Isolation: 40.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 39.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 25.6%
• Diabetes: 18.2%
• Unemployment: 12.6% (2.4–23.2%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (1.6–22.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

Churches near New Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church

• St. Stephen AME Church — 0.1 mi away
• St Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Rivers of Living Waters Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Rose of Sharon Community Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Walls Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Monroe Street Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Chaplain Baptist Love Ministry Military Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Joseph Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mission Unlimited Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away