First Christian Church

The community around First Christian 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 the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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.

• Poverty Rate: 35.8% (26.1–45.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 29.0%
• Social Isolation: 39.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.3% (12.1–26.5%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Obesity: 39.2%
• Depression: 26.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
• Child Poverty: 23.7% (4.3–43.1%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Emporia city is served by 34 churches — about one congregation for every 551 residents.

Churches near First Christian Church

• First Church of Christ Science — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Andrews Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Didde Catholic Campus Center — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Centro Cristiano De Emporia — 0.4 mi away
• Emporia Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint James Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away