Mt. Zion Mission East
Mt. Zion Mission East is a Missionary Baptist church at 425 N 88th St in East St Louis, IL 62203-2707. It is one of 83 churches in East St Louis, and one of 5 Missionary Baptist congregations in the city.
Mt. Zion emphasizes learning and training to live out the pastor’s vision for the church to be “an effective, liberating, biblical and educational institution.”
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is comprised of congregants who believe that the Bible offers complete instruction for living life to its fullest and with the purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus’ love and his grace.
Serving since 1986
425 N 88th St, East St Louis, IL, 62203-2707Phone: (618) 397-3272 · Website: http://www.mtzionesl.org/about-us/locations.html
Mt. Zion Mission East is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,174 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Illinois — 71,418 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at Mt. Zion Mission East
- Food pantry
- Youth club
- Senior citizens ministry
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The community around Mt. Zion Mission East
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 45.2%
- Food Insecurity: 26.2%
- Diabetes: 19.2%
- Unemployment: 15.0% (3.5–26.5%)
- Social Isolation: 35.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.7%
- Poverty Rate: 22.8% (11.9–33.7%)
- Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Mt. Zion Mission East
- North End Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Apostolic Christian Center — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Greater New Covenant Cogic — 0.3 mi away
- Edgemont Bible Church — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Greater Faith Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Abundant Life Church of God In Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Kingdom Life Christian Ministries — 0.4 mi away in Belleville, IL
- Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Church of Grace — 0.4 mi away
- First Christian Community Church — 0.5 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Rhema Worship Center — 0.6 mi away in Belleville, IL
- Winstanley Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away in Fairview Heights, IL
- State Street Baptist Church — 2 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church — 2 mi away
- New Bethel Missionary Baptist — 2.1 mi away
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