Fire of the Word Ministries

The community around Fire of the Word Ministries

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. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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: 40.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.3%
• Poverty Rate: 27.3% (14.7–39.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.6%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.0% (11.1–20.9%)
• Unemployment: 6.5% (3.0–9.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Jacksonville city is served by 807 churches — about one congregation for every 1,179 residents.

Churches near Fire of the Word Ministries

• Iglesia ni Cristo Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Sun Coast Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.5 mi away
• Sweetwater Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• West Jacksonville Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Planters Assemblies — 0.6 mi away
• Charismatic Ecumenical Ministries International of Jacksonville — 0.7 mi away
• Christ Is The Answer Church — 0.7 mi away
• Jacksonville Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Resonate Church Jax — 0.9 mi away