Calvary Church of God

The community around Calvary Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 75.5%
• Obesity: 49.5%
• Food Insecurity: 46.1%
• Social Isolation: 42.4%
• Poverty Rate: 39.7% (22.7–56.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.0%
• Diabetes: 25.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.7% (7.4–23.9%)
• Unemployment: 9.5% (2.9–16.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.8%

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

Bessemer city is served by 71 churches — about one congregation for every 425 residents.

Churches near Calvary Church of God

• First Alliance Church of Bessemer — 0.1 mi away
• Grace & Truth Apostolic Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Life Interfaith Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Bessemer — 0.2 mi away
• Blessed Assembly Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Morning Star United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Pettys African Methodist Episcopal Zion Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Word of Faith Global Ministries — 0.3 mi away in Pelham, AL