Lakeside Church of Bessemer

The community around Lakeside Church of Bessemer

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.

• Child Poverty: 49.6% (30.9–68.3%)
• Obesity: 47.5%
• Social Isolation: 42.0%
• Food Insecurity: 41.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.2%
• Poverty Rate: 35.0% (20.2–49.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 28.5%
• Diabetes: 23.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.8% (8.1–23.6%)
• Unemployment: 8.3% (2.6–14.0%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

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 Lakeside Church of Bessemer

• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Tabernacle of the Word — 0.2 mi away
• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Friendship Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Bessemer Church of God UA — 0.5 mi away
• Galilee Missionary Baptist Church of Bessemer — 0.5 mi away
• Good Hope Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
• Canaan Baptist Church Number 2 — 0.6 mi away
• Community Full Gospel Church — 0.6 mi away
• Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away