Better Life Ministries Church of God

The community around Better Life Ministries Church of God

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 about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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: 47.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
• Food Insecurity: 28.6%
• Diabetes: 19.5%
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
• Poverty Rate: 21.4% (10.3–32.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.0% (5.7–16.3%)

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

Chesapeake city is served by 180 churches — about one congregation for every 1,385 residents.

Churches near Better Life Ministries Church of God

• Providence Fellowship Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Mt Olive Ame Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bibleway Holiness Church — 0.3 mi away
• Great Joy Mission of Deliverance Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of God of Chesapeake — 0.5 mi away
• Faith Life Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Saints Community Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• The Shelter Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Saint Stephen Church of God in Christ — 0.7 mi away
• Cathedral of Faith COGIC — 0.7 mi away