Ninth Avenue Church of God

The community around Ninth Avenue Church of God

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. More than 4 in 5 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: 82.4%
• Obesity: 48.4%
• Poverty Rate: 43.5% (29.2–57.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 42.6%
• Social Isolation: 41.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.5%
• Diabetes: 21.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.3% (8.5–28.0%)
• Depression: 26.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Ninth Avenue Church of God

• Better Living 7th Day Adventist Church — 0 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
• A Church of Refuge — 0.2 mi away
• Liberty Hill Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Westside Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Perfecting Love Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Allen African Methodist Episcopal Temple — 0.3 mi away
• Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Broad Street Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away