Bellefontaine Neighbors Baptist Church

The community around Bellefontaine Neighbors Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 53.3% (38.6–68.0%)
• Obesity: 46.0%
• Food Insecurity: 35.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.1%
• Diabetes: 21.5%
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Poverty Rate: 25.5% (12.3–38.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Bellefontaine Neighbors city is served by 9 churches — about one congregation for every 1,256 residents.

Churches near Bellefontaine Neighbors Baptist Church

• Third Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away in St Louis, MO
• Saint Jeromes Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Grace New Covenant Church — 0.4 mi away in Riverview, MO
• Holy Name of Jesus — 0.4 mi away
• One Way Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Temple — 0.5 mi away in St Louis, MO
• Agape Christian Center — 0.5 mi away in Saint Louis, MO
• The Temple Non-Denominational Church — 0.6 mi away
• Knights of Columbus - Council #1215 — 0.7 mi away
• Rehoboth Christian Ministries — 0.9 mi away in St Louis, MO