Gethsemane Baptist Church

The community around Gethsemane Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 32.4%
• Poverty Rate: 32.4% (20.7–44.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
• Diabetes: 21.1%
• Social Isolation: 39.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
• Unemployment: 11.3% (3.2–19.6%)
• Obesity: 38.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.7% (6.7–18.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 1,120 residents.

Churches near Gethsemane Baptist Church

• Beulah Grove Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Second Mount Moriah Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Antioch Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Revive Church — 0.3 mi away
• United House of Prayer — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Mt Sinai Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Full Gospel Church — 0.5 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Williams Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away