Saint Bernard's Church

Saint Bernard's Church is a Roman_catholic church at 509 East Kansas Street in Peoria, IL 61603. It is one of 228 churches in Peoria, and one of 3 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

509 East Kansas Street, Peoria, IL, 61603

Shares a ministry location with Centerpoint Community Church.

Saint Bernard's Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Bernard's 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 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: 77.7% (57.9–97.4%)
  • Obesity: 45.2%
  • Social Isolation: 40.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.3% (21.5–47.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.0%
  • Unemployment: 24.3% (11.2–37.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
  • Diabetes: 17.6%
  • Depression: 23.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%

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

Peoria city is served by 130 churches — about one congregation for every 773 residents.

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