Johnson Drive Baptist Church

The community around Johnson Drive Baptist Church

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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, 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.

• Child Poverty: 69.4% (51.3–87.5%)
• Social Isolation: 41.3%
• Poverty Rate: 34.2% (24.2–44.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 25.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.9% (9.0–26.8%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
• Depression: 23.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) is served by 88 churches — about one congregation for every 1,398 residents.

Churches near Johnson Drive Baptist Church

• Living Hope Church — 0.3 mi away
• Cornerstone Cogic — 0.3 mi away in Athens, GA
• Friendship Church — 0.5 mi away in Athens, GA
• The Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Living Water Christian Fellowship Church — 0.8 mi away in Athens, GA
• Athens Mt Olive Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.8 mi away in Athens, GA
• Saint Marks Church — 0.8 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church East — 0.9 mi away in Athens, GA
• Full Gospel Tabernacle — 1.1 mi away in Athens, GA
• New Faith Tabernacle Church — 1.1 mi away