Buck Street Memorial Church of God in Christ

The community around Buck Street Memorial Church of God in Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 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.

• Obesity: 50.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 41.0% (29.7–52.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 36.8%
• Poverty Rate: 31.1% (18.2–44.1%)
• Diabetes: 24.0%
• Unemployment: 14.7% (2.1–27.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Buck Street Memorial Church of God in Christ

• Perpetual Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Direction Community Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Bethel Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Nazareth Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fruit City Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Evergreen Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mission Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Peaceful Rest Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Saint Mark Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away