Illinois Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

The community around Illinois Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, 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 the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 100.0%
• Obesity: 51.9%
• Food Insecurity: 43.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
• Poverty Rate: 30.7% (14.4–47.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.3%
• Diabetes: 22.8%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
• Unemployment: 7.4% (0.5–14.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Illinois Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

• Greater Liberty Church of God in Christ — 0 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
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• Christ Is the Rock Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Shiloh AME Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Mount Paran Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Israelite Spiritual Church — 0.4 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Bethlehem Healing Temple Church — 0.4 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL