St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church of Southbridge

The community around St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church of Southbridge

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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.

• Food Insecurity: 31.9%
• Obesity: 40.5%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.9%
• Depression: 27.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.0%
• Poverty Rate: 22.8% (13.8–31.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
• Unemployment: 8.5% (3.2–13.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
• Child Poverty: 26.3% (9.9–43.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
• Diabetes: 14.5%

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

Southbridge Town city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 1,359 residents.

Churches near St. Michael's Romanian Orthodox Church of Southbridge

• Saint Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. Hedwig's Church — 0.5 mi away
• House of Destiny — 0.5 mi away
• Southbridge Church of God — 0.5 mi away in Southbridge Town, MA
• Central Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Southbridge Town, MA
• Saint George Greek Orthodox Church — 0.5 mi away in Southrbidge, MA
• Elm Street Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
• Iglesia Sanando Al Herido — 0.5 mi away
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away in Sturbridge, MA
• Iglesia Pentecostal Alpha Iota Omega — 0.6 mi away in Southbridge Town, MA