Eighth Street Church of God

The community around Eighth Street Church of God

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 about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

• Obesity: 45.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.7%
• Diabetes: 18.9%
• Unemployment: 13.3% (2.8–23.8%)
• Child Poverty: 31.9% (16.0–48.1%)
• Poverty Rate: 29.9% (18.0–41.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.9% (12.5–27.3%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Ocala city is served by 118 churches — about one congregation for every 538 residents.

Churches near Eighth Street Church of God

• New Zion Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Pauls Church — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Hopewell Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Welcome Stranger Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Our Daily Bread Gospel Tabernacle House of Praise — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Shalom — 0.3 mi away
• New Harvest Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
• Ocala Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Church of God in Christ Gospel Temple — 0.3 mi away
• New Bethel Church — 0.3 mi away