St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 1205 South 8th Street in Milwaukee, WI 53204-2335. It is one of 661 churches in Milwaukee, and one of 40 Lutheran congregations in the city.

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1205 South 8th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204-2335

Website: https://www.stpetermilwaukee.com/

St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,500 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: 56.2% (38.2–74.2%)
  • Food Insecurity: 48.3%
  • Obesity: 47.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.8% (27.7–53.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 33.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 29.1% (19.2–39.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.0%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
  • Unemployment: 8.9% (4.6–13.3%)
  • Depression: 23.8%

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

Milwaukee city is served by 302 churches — about one congregation for every 1,887 residents.

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