Second Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Independence, MO 64050. It is one of 164 churches in Independence, and one of 22 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our mission is to be a congregation of joyful members who exist for the sole purpose of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ through faith, trust, hope and worship.
The congregation of Second Baptist Church of Independence, Missouri was established in November 1861. It has a rich history of more than 153 years as a vital and integral part of the Independence community.
Serving since 1861
Independence, MO, 64050Service times
- Wednesday 6pm · Youth & Bible Study &
- Wednesday 7:10pm · Youth & Bible Study &
Phone: (267) 807-9601 · Website: https://www.2ndbaptist.net/
Second Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,663 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Missouri — 71,418 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
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Latest from Second Baptist Church's YouTube channel: Pastor Jon B Gray 09/13/26. (213) We hold no copyright on music or video used. (all videos).
The community around Second Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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: 31.0%
- Food Insecurity: 26.0%
- Obesity: 42.3%
- Social Isolation: 33.9%
- Depression: 29.2%
- Poverty Rate: 26.0% (15.7–36.4%)
- Housing Insecurity: 20.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
- Diabetes: 15.9%
- Unemployment: 10.2% (2.8–18.0%)
- Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.1% (7.3–18.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Independence city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,768 residents.
Churches near Second Baptist Church
- Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Community of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Luke's United Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- One Way Ministries Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Church — 1.2 mi away
- Summit Point Church — 1.7 mi away
- Maywood Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
- Berean Free Will Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away
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