University Friends Church

The community around University Friends Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 40.9%
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Child Poverty: 33.6% (15.4–51.9%)
• Poverty Rate: 28.3% (16.0–40.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 21.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (9.6–21.3%)
• Unemployment: 8.9% (2.7–15.1%)
• Depression: 26.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near University Friends Church

• Discover Church — 0.2 mi away
• Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Evangelical Friends Church — 0.2 mi away
• Crossroads Friends Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away in Witchita, KS
• West Side Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• New Life Covenant Church — 0.4 mi away
• St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• The Movement Church — 0.4 mi away
• New Covenant United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away in Witchita, KS