Upper room church

The community around Upper room church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than 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 tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 40.4%
• Poverty Rate: 37.3% (26.3–48.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Unemployment: 15.6% (8.8–22.5%)
• Social Isolation: 38.7%
• Child Poverty: 34.7% (16.7–53.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
• Obesity: 39.0%
• Depression: 23.1%
• Diabetes: 14.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (7.0–17.3%)

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

Churches near Upper room church

• Faith Assembly of God Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Mary's Church — 0.1 mi away
• Christian Faith Fellowship — 0.1 mi away
• Good Shepherd Catholic Parish — 0.2 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.2 mi away
• Apostolic Truth Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
• Christ Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away