First Church of God

The community around First 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 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 75.5%
• Obesity: 48.8%
• Food Insecurity: 44.1%
• Social Isolation: 42.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.4%
• Poverty Rate: 33.3% (18.5–48.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 29.9%
• Diabetes: 25.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.4% (7.7–21.1%)
• Unemployment: 6.8% (2.1–12.0%)

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 Church of God

• Perfecting Reconciliation Church International — 0.1 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church of Bessemer — 0.1 mi away
• Word of Faith Global Ministries — 0.1 mi away in Pelham, AL
• First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fifteenth Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Metropolitan Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fountain Of Life Ministries, Inc. — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Bessemer — 0.2 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First United Methodist Church of Bessemer — 0.3 mi away