South Shore Bible Baptist Church

The community around South Shore Bible 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. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 43.1%
• Social Isolation: 40.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Unemployment: 17.6% (11.0–24.2%)
• Obesity: 44.8%
• Poverty Rate: 30.0% (15.3–44.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
• Child Poverty: 22.1% (2.1–42.1%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1% (9.6–17.1%)

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.

Churches near South Shore Bible Baptist Church

• The Lord is My Shepherd Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Christ Temple Community Church — 0.4 mi away
• Celestial Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• The New Jerusalem Evangelistic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
• The Old Landmark Church of God Holiness in Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Bryn Mawr Community Church — 0.5 mi away
• South Shore United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Fidelity Life Full Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away