The Connection Community Church

The community around The Connection Community Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 41.4%
• Food Insecurity: 33.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
• Poverty Rate: 22.7% (12.8–32.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 8.2% (2.5–14.5%)
• Obesity: 38.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%
• Diabetes: 14.5%

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

Barstow city is served by 21 churches — about one congregation for every 1,316 residents.

Churches near The Connection Community Church

• Desert Fire — 0.1 mi away
• Barstow Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mexican Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Shepherd of the Desert Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Congregational Church of Barstow — 0.6 mi away
• Free Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• New Life Fellowship Church — 0.7 mi away