First Church of the Open Bible

The community around First Church of the Open Bible

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 34.9%
• Obesity: 39.3%
• Child Poverty: 27.7% (10.0–45.4%)
• Depression: 23.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
• Food Insecurity: 16.9%
• Poverty Rate: 16.7% (9.7–23.8%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.8% (7.7–17.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.0%

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

Wichita city is served by 333 churches — about one congregation for every 1,152 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Open Bible

• Memory Lane Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Glorious Bible Church — 0.3 mi away
• Wichita Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Wichita Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Perfect Peace Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• International Church of the Four Square Gospel — 0.4 mi away
• The Center Church — 0.4 mi away
• Anchor Church — 0.5 mi away
• Salem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Central Avenue United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away