Central Congregational Church

The community around Central Congregational Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the people here live 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Poverty Rate: 37.5% (27.0–48.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 34.4%
• Obesity: 41.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.7%
• Depression: 27.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Unemployment: 6.6% (2.4–10.7%)

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

Galesburg city is served by 37 churches — about one congregation for every 432 residents.

Churches near Central Congregational Church

• The Rock Apostolic Community Church — 0 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Ascent Church — 0.2 mi away
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First United Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Quest Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
• First Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away