Pleasant Union Church

The community around Pleasant Union 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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.

• Social Isolation: 42.3%
• Food Insecurity: 38.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.3%
• Diabetes: 18.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Poverty Rate: 26.2% (15.4–37.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.9% (10.8–27.0%)
• Obesity: 39.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Gainesville city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 1,937 residents.

Churches near Pleasant Union Church

• Antioch Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• New Holland Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
• Saint Michaels Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Saint John Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Trinity CME Church — 0.7 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Mt Calvary Church of God — 0.7 mi away
• Holiness Church — 0.8 mi away
• Grace Episcopal Church — 0.9 mi away