Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a church at 1003 Richland St in Columbia, SC 29201-2407. It is one of 423 churches in Columbia.
Having served the Eau Claire community and surrounding area for over a century, Ascension Lutheran has been led since 2013 by Reverend Jackie Utley; known to the congregation as Pastor Jackie.
1003 Richland St, Columbia, SC, 29201-2407Phone: +18037650590 · Website: https://www.ascensionlutherancolumbia.com/
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 35.9%
- Social Isolation: 35.5%
- Child Poverty: 34.9% (27.9–51.0%)
- Depression: 27.6%
- Food Insecurity: 18.1% (13.9–23.1%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
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