Church of the Brethren

The community around Church of the Brethren

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 28.2%
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Child Poverty: 35.3% (19.3–51.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.1%
• Unemployment: 9.9% (2.8–16.9%)
• Obesity: 37.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
• Depression: 24.2%
• Poverty Rate: 20.3% (12.7–27.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.6%
• Diabetes: 13.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (7.6–16.8%)

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

Bakersfield city is served by 97 churches — about one congregation for every 3,983 residents.

Churches near Church of the Brethren

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0 mi away
• Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Vessels of Honor Ministries — 0.5 mi away
• Praise Center of Bakersfield — 0.5 mi away
• Runners Community Church — 0.6 mi away
• Tri-Stone Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• St. Francis of Assisi Parish — 0.6 mi away
• Loving Way Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Saint Martin's Chapel of Bakersfield — 0.6 mi away
• Pentecostal Church Of God International Movement (house Of Refuge) — 0.7 mi away