Elim Church, Charlottesville, VA

The community around Elim Church, Charlottesville, VA

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. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 52.8%
• Child Poverty: 51.8% (34.2–70.2%)
• Social Isolation: 44.6%
• Food Insecurity: 25.8% (19.0–34.7%)
• Depression: 29.7%
• Unemployment: 11.9% (5.6–18.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.9% (12.9–21.5%)
• Housing Insecurity: 16.3% (12.4–20.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%

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

Churches near Elim Church, Charlottesville, VA

• Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.1 mi away
• InterVarsity at UVA — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Paul Memorial Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• University Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville — 0.3 mi away
• Faith, Hope, and Love Church of Deliverance — 0.3 mi away
• University Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Zion Union Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away