The Shrine of the Black Madonna

The community around The Shrine of the Black Madonna

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 41.9%
• Food Insecurity: 38.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.2%
• Diabetes: 21.1%
• Unemployment: 12.9% (0.6–25.4%)
• Obesity: 40.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.2% (15.7–36.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.6% (14.1–23.9%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.1% (6.5–21.7%)

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

Atlanta city is served by 310 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

Churches near The Shrine of the Black Madonna

• Pan African Orthodox Christian Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Wheat Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• West Hunter Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Westend Lighthouse Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
• Park Street Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Abundant LUUv — 0.4 mi away
• Journey Of Faith Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Linked Up Church — 0.5 mi away
• West End Church — 0.5 mi away