Saint Paul Spiritual Church

The community around Saint Paul Spiritual 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 nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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: 51.2%
• Food Insecurity: 48.5%
• Social Isolation: 42.8%
• Poverty Rate: 41.8% (26.4–57.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.9%
• Diabetes: 27.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
• Unemployment: 8.5% (1.8–16.7%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.2% (6.5–19.9%)

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 Saint Paul Spiritual Church

• Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Restoration Revival Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
• Beulah Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Porters Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Zion Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bessemer Number 1 Church of God and Christ — 0.3 mi away
• UNITY CME Church - Bessemer — 0.3 mi away