South Shore United Methodist Church
South Shore United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 7350 South Jeffery Boulevard in Chicago, IL 60649. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago, and one of 47 Methodist congregations in the city.
7350 South Jeffery Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60649Website: http://www.ssumcchicago.org/
South Shore United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around South Shore United Methodist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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.
- Food Insecurity: 35.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 28.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.0%
- Diabetes: 18.0%
- Unemployment: 14.9% (8.6–21.3%)
- Obesity: 42.6%
- Social Isolation: 39.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.4%
- Poverty Rate: 24.1% (12.2–36.0%)
- Transportation Barriers: 16.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.
Churches near South Shore United Methodist Church
- All Nations Worship Assembly — 0.1 mi away
- Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Old Landmark Church of God Holiness in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Come Alive Ministry of Faith — 0.3 mi away
- St Josephine Bakhita Parish — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- The New Jerusalem Evangelistic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Enduring Faith Christian Center — 0.4 mi away
- Temple of Brotherly Love Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bryn Mawr Community Church — 0.5 mi away