Union Church

The community around Union Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 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 nearly a quarter 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: 37.3%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (19.3–38.3%)
• Obesity: 36.4%
• Depression: 23.8%
• Food Insecurity: 17.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Union Church

• Rock Springs Church — 0.8 mi away
• Craborchard Church — 2.2 mi away
• Boskydell Baptist Church — 2.4 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• Epiphany Lutheran Church — 3 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• Neighborhood Bible Fellowship — 3.5 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• University Baptist Church — 3.5 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• Exodus Church Carbondale — 3.5 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship — 3.5 mi away in Carbondale, IL
• Oak Grove Church — 3.5 mi away in Makanda, IL
• Church of the Good Shepherd — 3.6 mi away in Carbondale, IL