Lipscomb Church of God On Avenue K

The community around Lipscomb Church of God On Avenue K

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. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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: 57.8% (41.9–73.6%)
• Obesity: 48.2%
• Food Insecurity: 45.1%
• Social Isolation: 43.2%
• Poverty Rate: 37.7% (25.4–50.0%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.9%
• Diabetes: 24.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.6% (9.5–25.6%)
• Unemployment: 8.7% (1.4–16.8%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%

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

Lipscomb city is served by 5 churches — about one congregation for every 278 residents.

Churches near Lipscomb Church of God On Avenue K

• Union Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Johns Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Christ City Church — 0.3 mi away
• Lipscomb Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Mount Of Olives Full Gospel Church — 0.6 mi away in Bessemer, AL
• Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Alfonza January 1983-2022 — 0.7 mi away in Bessemer, AL
• Woodward Chapel AME — 0.7 mi away in Bessemer, AL
• Destiny Worship Center — 0.9 mi away
• First Baptist East Bessemer — 0.9 mi away in Bessemer, AL
• Victory Through Faith Church — 0.9 mi away in Bessemer, AL