Barker Temple Church of God in Christ

The community around Barker Temple Church of God in Christ

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 49.9%
• Food Insecurity: 38.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.8%
• Poverty Rate: 33.8% (21.5–46.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 31.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.4%
• Diabetes: 22.1%
• Unemployment: 16.3% (6.4–26.2%)
• Social Isolation: 36.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Depression: 23.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%

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

Kansas City city is served by 493 churches — about one congregation for every 1,000 residents.

Churches near Barker Temple Church of God in Christ

• Centennial United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Holy Ghost New Testament Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Monica Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Stephen Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• House of Refuge Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mosaic Bible Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
• Freedom Fire Church — 0.5 mi away
• Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• True Love Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Evangelistic Center Church — 0.5 mi away

More Pentecostal churches nearby

• House of Refuge Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Boone Tabernacle Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.8 mi away
• Morningstar Pentecostal Church — 0.9 mi away
• Beth-Judah Ministries — 0.9 mi away