Shekinah Chapel
Shekinah Chapel is a church at 13800 S Wabash Ave in Riverdale, IL 60827-2906. It is one of 11 churches in Riverdale.
The mission of Shekinah Chapel is to spread the Gospel through dynamic worship, creative ministries, and community service while empowering individuals to grow in their faith.
We’re so much more than just a church.When you come and worship at our Sunday service, you’ll see what makes us different. We’re not just a church—we’re a community center that uses the arts to praise God, puts ministry into action, and makes our world a better place to live.
Part of Metropolitan Chicago Synod
13800 S Wabash Ave, Riverdale, IL, 60827-2906Phone: +17088495711 · Website: https://shekinahchapel.org/
Shares a ministry location with Our Saviors Lutheran Church.
Ministries at Shekinah Chapel
- Mentoring Program
- Aftercare Program
- Youth Dance Ministry
- Youth Ministry
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The community around Shekinah Chapel
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 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.
- Child Poverty: 55.2% (39.0–71.4%)
- Obesity: 46.4%
- Food Insecurity: 44.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 34.8%
- Poverty Rate: 33.4% (21.1–45.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.0%
- Diabetes: 20.1%
- Social Isolation: 39.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 21.4%
- Unemployment: 11.7% (5.8–17.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Shekinah Chapel
- Our Saviors Lutheran Church — 0 mi away
- Riverdale Bible Church — 0.1 mi away
- Grace Bible Church — 0.1 mi away
- New Hope In Jesus Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Chicago, IL
- New Beginning Full Gospel Ministries — 0.3 mi away in Chicago, IL
- Ordained God Full Gospel Church — 0.3 mi away in Chicago, IL
- Resurrection House Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Dolton, IL
- Riverdale Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Ivanhoe Reformed Church — 0.6 mi away
- Rhema Word Kingdom Ministries — 0.7 mi away