Avenal Assembly of God

Avenal Assembly of God is a Pentecostal church at 505 S 7th Ave in Avenal, CA 93204-1750. It is one of 4 churches in Avenal.

Avenal Assembly of God was formed in the Oil Boom Days in the fall of 1935. Founded in the fire of Pentecostal Revival, the Revivalist preacher was Rev. Metzker and the song leader was Sis. May Roth. A permanent building was purchased in 1936. The church is celebrating its 88th year of continuous worship.

505 S 7th Ave, Avenal, CA, 93204-1750

Phone: +15592358989 · Website: https://www.avenalassembly.org/

Avenal Assembly of God is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,461 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across California — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

Ministries at Avenal Assembly of God

  • Sunday School
  • Bible Study
  • Evangelistic Services
  • Youth Activities

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The community around Avenal Assembly of God

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 51.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.4%
  • Social Isolation: 42.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 34.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.1% (20.0–42.2%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
  • Obesity: 41.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.0%
  • Diabetes: 17.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (7.9–22.7%)
  • Unemployment: 9.6% (2.9–16.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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