Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a church at 2148 North National Avenue in Springfield, MO 65803. It is one of 336 churches in Springfield.

2148 North National Avenue, Springfield, MO, 65803

Central 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 — 71,417 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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The community around Central Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. 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 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 30.0% (20.2–39.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 27.0%
  • Obesity: 44.6%
  • Social Isolation: 35.0%
  • Child Poverty: 35.0% (16.2–53.9%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.8%
  • Depression: 27.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.0% (10.1–23.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.4%
  • Diabetes: 14.4%

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

Springfield city is served by 134 churches — about one congregation for every 1,238 residents.

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