Southern Mission Missionary Baptist Church

The community around Southern Mission Missionary Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is two thousand 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: 95.5%
• Obesity: 49.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.5%
• Food Insecurity: 34.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.5%
• Unemployment: 24.0% (8.2–40.0%)
• Diabetes: 22.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.8%
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Poverty Rate: 22.8% (9.2–36.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Southern Mission Missionary Baptist Church

• State Street Methodist Church — 0 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• John Divine Missionary Baptist — 0.1 mi away
• Full Gospel Tabernacle — 0.1 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Saint Elizabeth Church — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Saint Patricks Church — 0.4 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• West End Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Mind of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• St. Matthew Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• New Life Community Church — 0.7 mi away