Saint Luke's United Church of Christ

The community around Saint Luke's United Church of Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
• Obesity: 41.3%
• Social Isolation: 34.1%
• Depression: 28.8%
• Food Insecurity: 24.8%
• Poverty Rate: 24.2% (14.4–34.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Diabetes: 15.4%
• Unemployment: 9.0% (1.9–16.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (7.2–19.6%)

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

Independence city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,768 residents.

Churches near Saint Luke's United Church of Christ

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Community of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• One Way Ministries Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away