Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church

Ministries at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church

• Outreach Programs
• Sunday School Programming
• Youth Events
• Caring for Members
• Support for Homeless Families

The community around Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 45.3%
• Poverty Rate: 31.3% (18.6–44.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 28.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.4% (13.5–31.4%)
• Social Isolation: 35.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
• Depression: 25.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.7%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.9%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (2.3–13.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church

• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Area51 Student Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Table Of Hope — 0.3 mi away
• First Metropolitan Community Church of Kansas — 0.3 mi away
• Hyde Park Congregation Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
• Fundamental Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Poplar Avenue Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Apostolic Christian Church — 0.6 mi away
• New Salem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Antioch Wichita — 0.7 mi away