First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Kankakee, IL 60901. It is one of 73 churches in Kankakee, and one of 7 Baptist congregations in the city.

Kankakee, IL, 60901

Shares a ministry location with Resurrection Community Church of the Nazarene and Wildwood Church Of The Nazarene.

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 74.7%
  • Obesity: 51.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 43.3%
  • Social Isolation: 40.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.6% (25.1–48.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.2%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (7.3–16.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Kankakee city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 577 residents.

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