Ministerio Palabra Viva

The community around Ministerio Palabra Viva

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. More than 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Food Insecurity: 36.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.9%
• Unemployment: 18.4% (4.7–32.2%)
• Social Isolation: 38.8%
• Child Poverty: 32.7% (13.0–52.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
• Poverty Rate: 26.9% (12.9–40.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
• Obesity: 37.4%
• Diabetes: 13.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (6.3–20.4%)

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

Churches near Ministerio Palabra Viva

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Emmanuel — 0.5 mi away
• Calvary Chapel of Porterville — 0.5 mi away
• The River Church — 0.7 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Gospel Lighthouse Church — 0.8 mi away
• Calvary Tabernacle — 0.9 mi away
• First Missionary Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.9 mi away
• Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.9 mi away