Valley Christian Church

The community around Valley Christian 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. More than a third 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: 42.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 32.5% (19.4–45.7%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.6%
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Social Isolation: 38.8%
• Child Poverty: 38.3% (19.3–57.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.6%
• Diabetes: 17.5%
• Unemployment: 9.3% (2.3–16.3%)
• Depression: 24.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.6% (4.1–25.0%)

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

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

Churches near Valley Christian Church

• Faith Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Chester Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Nuestra Senora Del Carmen — 0.4 mi away
• Plaza Iglesia Cristiana — 0.5 mi away
• AJEC Region Pacifico — 0.6 mi away
• Redeemer Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
• Bakersfield Bible Church — 0.6 mi away
• Church of Christ Christian Ministries — 0.6 mi away
• South Gate Redemption Center — 0.6 mi away