Glad Tidings Church

The community around Glad Tidings 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. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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: 26.5%
• Social Isolation: 37.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.0%
• Unemployment: 10.9% (3.9–17.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
• Child Poverty: 23.5% (7.8–39.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Porterville city is served by 39 churches — about one congregation for every 1,512 residents.

Churches near Glad Tidings Church

• Encounter Church Porterville — 0 mi away
• Living Word Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
• Porterville Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Westfield Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Family Life Church Porterville — 0.6 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.6 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.7 mi away
• Foothill Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• Porterville Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.8 mi away