First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 40.6% (21.8–59.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.3%
• Poverty Rate: 26.1% (16.9–35.3%)
• Depression: 23.1%
• Diabetes: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 7.3% (2.3–12.3%)

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

La Junta city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 233 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• The United Methodist Church of La Junta — 0.2 mi away
• First Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.3 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.3 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
• La Junta Baptist Tabernacle — 0.4 mi away
• Carson Avenue Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Holy Cross St Andrew Lutheran — 0.4 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away