Word of Life Church

The community around Word of Life Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand 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: 63.2% (44.4–82.0%)
• Obesity: 52.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.1%
• Food Insecurity: 41.1%
• Poverty Rate: 39.0% (26.0–52.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.5% (15.2–33.9%)
• Diabetes: 21.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.4%
• Social Isolation: 39.2%
• Depression: 28.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.2%
• Unemployment: 10.3% (1.1–19.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.

Churches near Word of Life Church

• Freedom Church — 0.1 mi away
• Sansom Avenue Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Cathedral Of Praise — 0.1 mi away
• Alabama City United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church On the Rock — 0.2 mi away
• Alabama City Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Bible Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• United Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Forrest Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away