First Christian Church

The community around First Christian 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

• Social Isolation: 34.4%
• Poverty Rate: 25.5% (16.0–35.0%)
• Depression: 24.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.8%
• Food Insecurity: 18.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 15.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (5.8–18.3%)
• Unemployment: 6.4% (2.6–10.3%)

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

Santa Barbara city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 1,925 residents.

Churches near First Christian Church

• PDC Santa Barbara — 0 mi away
• Central Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Belong Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.2 mi away
• Community of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.4 mi away
• First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara — 0.5 mi away