Mount Pisgah Baptist Church

The community around Mount Pisgah Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 100.0%
• Obesity: 54.7%
• Food Insecurity: 54.5%
• Poverty Rate: 44.6% (28.1–61.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.9%
• Social Isolation: 40.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 39.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 27.5%
• Diabetes: 25.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.5%
• Unemployment: 10.8% (4.3–17.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Mount Pisgah Baptist Church

• Southern Mission Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of God Community Worship Center — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Winstanley Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Adalberts Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Summit Avenue Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Ninth Street Church of God In Christ — 0.5 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Charity Church — 0.6 mi away
• Mt Pisgah Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Bethel Christian Worship Center — 0.7 mi away
• Urban Outreach Worship Center — 0.8 mi away