17th Street Church of God

The community around 17th Street Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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: 47.5%
• Poverty Rate: 43.3% (30.8–55.7%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.3%
• Diabetes: 25.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Unemployment: 15.4% (5.8–25.0%)
• Child Poverty: 37.1% (17.4–56.8%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.2% (12.6–25.9%)

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

Churches near 17th Street Church of God

• Fort Pierce Church of God — 0 mi away
• Saint Johns Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• AllenChapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Allen Chapel — 0.1 mi away
• Church of God by Faith — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Simons Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Full Gospel Church of Deliverance — 0.1 mi away
• St Simon Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Heavenly Church of First Born — 0.2 mi away
• Apostolic Church of Jesus — 0.2 mi away