New Rising Sun United Holy Church

The community around New Rising Sun United Holy Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 51.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.5%
• Food Insecurity: 36.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.6% (17.3–39.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
• Unemployment: 8.8% (2.4–15.2%)
• Child Poverty: 22.9% (11.6–34.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

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

Norfolk city is served by 176 churches — about one congregation for every 1,346 residents.

Churches near New Rising Sun United Holy Church

• Smyrna Community Church — 0 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Paul Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• First Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Thomas AME Zion Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mt Lebenon Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Mark United Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Chesapeake Christian Center — 0.5 mi away in Chesapeake, VA
• Holy Temple Church of the Lord — 0.5 mi away
• Bethel Apostolic Church — 0.5 mi away in Chesapeake, VA