Olivet Baptist Church

Olivet Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 3101 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive in Chicago, IL 60616. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 434 Baptist congregations in the city.

Olivet Baptist Church (OBC) delivers “church unusual” all week through bible study, collective and individualized prayer groups, Sunday School and Sunday worship service.

3101 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616

Website: http://www.olivetchicago.org/

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

Ministries at Olivet Baptist Church

  • After School Program
  • Legal Outreach Program
  • Financial Literacy Program
  • Theatrical Arts and Music

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The community around Olivet Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,400 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 37.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 20.7%
  • Unemployment: 9.6% (3.9–15.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.4% (10.9–28.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.4%
  • Diabetes: 13.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%

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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