Morning Star Free Will Baptist Church

The community around Morning Star Free Will 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 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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: 67.9% (48.1–87.7%)
• Poverty Rate: 44.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Food Insecurity: 37.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
• Unemployment: 10.4% (3.7–17.2%)
• Obesity: 38.2%
• Diabetes: 14.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Urbana city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 1,027 residents.

Churches near Morning Star Free Will Baptist Church

• Anchor Church — 0.1 mi away in Champaign, IL
• Dublin Street Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• New Free Will Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in Champaign, IL
• GHTC Fellowship Hall — 0.2 mi away
• Sheriff's Temple AOH Church — 0.2 mi away in Champaign, IL
• Greater Holy Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grove Street Church of God — 0.2 mi away in Champaign, IL
• St Luke C.M.E. Church — 0.3 mi away in Champaign, IL
• Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Champaign, IL
• Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Champaign, IL