Word of Life Ministries

The community around Word of Life Ministries

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 77.5%
• Poverty Rate: 59.0% (44.1–73.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 54.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 47.4%
• Obesity: 46.7%
• Social Isolation: 40.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 39.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 28.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
• Diabetes: 22.1%
• Unemployment: 14.9% (6.3–23.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
• Depression: 25.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (4.9–17.2%)

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

Churches near Word of Life Ministries

• Cain Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mt Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Trinity Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Saint George Greek Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Casa De Dios — 0.3 mi away
• Mill Creek Christian Chuch — 0.3 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• California Avenue Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• The Blessing Corner Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• The River — 0.4 mi away