Unity Baptist Church

Unity Baptist Church is a church at 615 S Minnesota Ave in Joplin, MO 64801-2221. It is one of 119 churches in Joplin.

We are a multi-generational congregation, a blended worship service, and an imperfect people serving a perfect God.

Serving since 1981

615 S Minnesota Ave, Joplin, MO, 64801-2221

Phone: +14176233381 · Website: https://www.unitybaptistchurch.net/

Unity Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Unity Baptist Church

  • Discipleship
  • Fellowship

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The community around Unity Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 75.4% (56.0–94.8%)
  • Poverty Rate: 42.6% (31.7–53.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
  • Unemployment: 12.9% (6.8–19.0%)
  • Obesity: 44.9%
  • Social Isolation: 37.1%
  • Depression: 30.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.5% (7.8–21.1%)
  • Diabetes: 13.7%

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

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