Des Moines First Baptist Church

The community around Des Moines First Baptist Church

It takes 19.1 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Social Isolation: 33.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
• Food Insecurity: 21.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.2%
• Diabetes: 15.3%
• Child Poverty: 27.7% (13.5–41.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 16.2%
• Poverty Rate: 16.1% (10.5–21.7%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.0%

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

Churches near Des Moines First Baptist Church

• Grace United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Our Lady of Guadalupe — 0.2 mi away
• Des Moines Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Mission — 0.3 mi away
• Folsom First Baptist Church — 7.6 mi away in Folsom, NM
• Saint Josephs Catholic Church — 7.7 mi away in Folsom, NM