Good Samaritan Baptist Church

The community around Good Samaritan Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 80.8%
• Food Insecurity: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 43.0%
• Poverty Rate: 41.2% (27.4–55.0%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.1%
• Diabetes: 23.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.5%
• Unemployment: 18.1% (6.5–29.8%)
• Obesity: 41.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (7.8–18.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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 Good Samaritan Baptist Church

• Jordan Grove Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Sacred Heart — 0.3 mi away
• Liberty Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Tremont Temple Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• My Father's House — 0.4 mi away
• House of the Lord Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Go & Teach Christian Ministries — 0.4 mi away in Augusta, GA