First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1225 Francis Street in Saint Joseph, MO 64501. It is one of 56 churches in Saint Joseph, and one of 11 Baptist congregations in the city.

1225 Francis Street, Saint Joseph, MO, 64501

Shares a ministry location with Iglesia Bautista Internacional - St Joseph.

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

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The community around First Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 the people here live below the poverty line. 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%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.0% (23.5–48.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 29.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.4% (15.4–33.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.7%
  • Social Isolation: 32.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Diabetes: 16.4%
  • Depression: 26.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
  • Unemployment: 6.0% (1.7–10.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

St. Joseph city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 1,304 residents.

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