First Church of God and Saints

First Church of God and Saints is a Church Of God church at 605 Barnum Ave in Bridgeport, CT 06608-2412. It is one of 246 churches in Bridgeport, and one of 6 Church Of God congregations in the city.

605 Barnum Ave, Bridgeport, CT, 06608-2412

Phone: (203) 333-9239 · Website: http://www.cogasoc.net/

First Church of God and Saints is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 158 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Connecticut — 16,682 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Church of God and Saints

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 half 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 2,200 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: 49.7%
  • Social Isolation: 41.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.7% (21.1–44.2%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 32.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.2%
  • Unemployment: 12.2% (4.4–20.0%)
  • Child Poverty: 30.5% (12.5–48.5%)
  • Diabetes: 16.4%
  • Obesity: 39.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.6% (5.9–17.3%)

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

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