The Missionary Church

The community around The Missionary Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 58.5% (41.1–75.9%)
• Obesity: 55.0%
• Food Insecurity: 45.4%
• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.6%
• Poverty Rate: 37.2% (23.8–50.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 33.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.8%
• Diabetes: 20.2%
• Unemployment: 13.0% (4.0–22.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.7%
• Depression: 23.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Decatur city is served by 57 churches — about one congregation for every 932 residents.

Churches near The Missionary Church

• Jasper Street Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Northside Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Apostolic — 0.2 mi away
• Eastside Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Third United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Beginnings Apostolic Church of Decatur — 0.3 mi away
• Central Illinois Christians In Missions — 0.3 mi away