Bethlehem Healing Temple Church

The community around Bethlehem Healing Temple Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 100.0%
• Obesity: 51.9%
• Food Insecurity: 43.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.0%
• Diabetes: 23.4%
• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Poverty Rate: 29.9% (13.9–46.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
• Unemployment: 6.2% (0.3–12.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Bethlehem Healing Temple Church

• Bread of Life Christian Center — 0 mi away
• Israelite Spiritual Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Union Full Gospel Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Tremont Temple Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Christ Is the Rock Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh AME Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL