First Unity Cathedral

First Unity Cathedral is a church at 1829 East 79th Street in Chicago, IL 60617. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago.

1829 East 79th Street, Chicago, IL, 60617

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The community around First Unity Cathedral

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 26.8%
  • Social Isolation: 37.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.8%
  • Diabetes: 16.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
  • Unemployment: 9.3% (1.6–17.3%)
  • Obesity: 39.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.7% (8.4–27.0%)

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

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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