New Direction Church

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The community around New Direction Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 45.6%
• Food Insecurity: 34.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
• Social Isolation: 35.9%
• Poverty Rate: 26.8% (15.8–37.7%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.8% (12.6–27.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.4%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Unemployment: 8.7% (2.1–15.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near New Direction Church

• Wyandotte Church — 0 mi away
• Wesleyan Church — 0.1 mi away
• Living Word Church of True Holiness — 0.1 mi away
• Kansas City Hmong Alliance Church — 0.1 mi away
• Grace Tabernacle Family Life Outreach Center — 0.3 mi away
• Springvale Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kansas — 0.6 mi away
• Praise Chapel — 0.6 mi away
• Trinity Community Church — 0.6 mi away
• Zotung Christian Church — 0.6 mi away