Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church

The community around Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church

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. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Child Poverty: 47.5% (27.8–67.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 36.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.4%
• Poverty Rate: 31.5% (21.2–41.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.0%
• Unemployment: 16.9% (10.0–23.9%)
• Social Isolation: 39.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
• Diabetes: 16.1%
• Obesity: 38.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
• Depression: 24.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (5.5–16.7%)

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

Merced city is served by 56 churches — about one congregation for every 1,054 residents.

Churches near Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church

• Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Free Will Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St. Patrick's Parish — 0.2 mi away
• CPC Student Ministries — 0.3 mi away
• Central Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Lukes Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Lifespring Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mercy City Church Merced — 0.4 mi away
• Merced Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church — 0.5 mi away