Smith Chapel Church of God

The community around Smith Chapel Church of God

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. 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 2,100 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: 50.7%
• Food Insecurity: 44.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.1%
• Social Isolation: 40.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.2%
• Diabetes: 26.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
• Poverty Rate: 24.9% (14.7–35.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
• Unemployment: 9.1% (0.6–17.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.9% (5.8–18.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Anniston city is served by 89 churches — about one congregation for every 318 residents.

Churches near Smith Chapel Church of God

• Beaver Mission Church — 0.2 mi away
• God's Covenant Ministry — 0.4 mi away
• Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• House of God Saints in Christ Church — 0.4 mi away
• Pure Holiness Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels — 0.4 mi away
• 18th Street Church of God In Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Zion Temple Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Hill Crest Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Seventeenth Street Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away