First Jurisdiction Southern

First Jurisdiction Southern is a Church Of God In Christ church at 1480 Atlantic Ave in Long Beach, CA 90813-2067. It is one of 336 churches in Long Beach, and one of 5 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.

1480 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813-2067

Phone: +15625991190 · Website: http://www.cogicsocal1.org/

Shares a ministry location with Atlantic Methodist Church.

First Jurisdiction Southern is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,461 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across California — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Jurisdiction Southern

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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,600 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: 51.9% (34.4–69.4%)
  • Social Isolation: 47.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 45.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.1% (16.8–39.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.0%
  • Diabetes: 17.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.1% (10.2–21.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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