The Gathering Place Ministries

The community around The Gathering Place Ministries

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 30.4% (21.9–38.8%)
• Social Isolation: 39.3%
• Food Insecurity: 22.8%
• Unemployment: 8.8% (4.2–13.6%)
• Obesity: 39.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.5% (9.1–19.8%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Churches near The Gathering Place Ministries

• Stevens Temple Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• The Pentecostal Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Brannens Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bethel Primitive Baptist Church 1954 — 0.3 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Historical First African Church — 0.4 mi away
• True Born Church of Christ Deliverance Center — 0.4 mi away
• Elm Street Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Divine Deliverance Worship Center — 0.4 mi away
• Greater Bethel AME Church — 0.6 mi away