Martin Luther King Baptist Church

The community around Martin Luther King Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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: 55.6% (37.5–74.6%)
• Obesity: 45.4%
• Poverty Rate: 42.7% (30.8–54.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.3%
• Unemployment: 22.1% (8.6–35.6%)
• Diabetes: 19.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.9%
• Depression: 24.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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• Mt Olive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
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• City Of Refuge Evangelism (C.O.R.E.) — 0.4 mi away
• From The Heart Church Ministries Of Harrisburg Pa Inc — 0.5 mi away
• The Church of Pentecost USA — 0.6 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.6 mi away in Swatara Twp, PA

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