First Christian Church

The community around First Christian Church

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 more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 48.7%
• Food Insecurity: 44.1%
• Social Isolation: 42.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.6%
• Poverty Rate: 34.5% (18.7–50.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 29.8%
• Diabetes: 25.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (7.6–22.5%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
• Unemployment: 7.6% (2.5–13.1%)

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

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

Churches near First Christian Church

• Metropolitan Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Word of Faith Global Ministries — 0.1 mi away in Pelham, AL
• Fifteenth Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church of Bessemer — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Perfecting Reconciliation Church International — 0.2 mi away
• Fountain Of Life Ministries, Inc. — 0.2 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Bessemer — 0.2 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away