Bethany Congregational Church

The community around Bethany Congregational Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 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: 81.3%
• Obesity: 47.1%
• Poverty Rate: 43.1% (29.3–56.9%)
• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Food Insecurity: 39.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.8% (10.9–32.6%)
• Diabetes: 20.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
• Depression: 26.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%
• Unemployment: 6.2% (0.5–12.6%)

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

Phenix City city is served by 55 churches — about one congregation for every 514 residents.

Churches near Bethany Congregational Church

• Village Church Phenix City — 0.2 mi away
• First Congregational Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• PhillipsTemple CME Church — 0.3 mi away
• Phillips Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple — 0.3 mi away
• Perfecting Love Ministries — 0.3 mi away
• Westside Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Allen African Methodist Episcopal Temple — 0.4 mi away
• Liberty Hill Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away