Lovejoy Temple Church of God in Christ

The community around Lovejoy Temple Church of God in Christ

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 53.6%
• Food Insecurity: 47.5%
• Child Poverty: 45.4% (26.7–64.2%)
• Poverty Rate: 43.8% (27.8–59.7%)
• Social Isolation: 40.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 36.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.3%
• Diabetes: 22.4%
• Unemployment: 17.1% (5.0–29.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Lovejoy Temple Church of God in Christ

• Church of God in Christ Jesus All Nation — 0.1 mi away
• Transforming Word Church — 0.1 mi away
• St. John Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Union Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Brooklyn Christian Faith Center — 0.1 mi away
• First Free Will Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St. Elizabeth Temple — 0.2 mi away
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Southern Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away