Higher Ground Church

The community around Higher Ground Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 29.0%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
• Unemployment: 11.8% (4.7–19.0%)
• Obesity: 37.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Depression: 24.1%
• Poverty Rate: 20.8% (12.4–29.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%

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

Churches near Higher Ground Church

• Victory Outreach Bakersfield Campus — 0 mi away
• Kern Christian Ministries — 0.7 mi away
• New Hope Bible Church — 0.7 mi away
• City Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Family Fellowship Church — 0.7 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Covenant Community Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• New Testament Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
• Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• His Refreshing Presence Bible — 0.8 mi away