Emmaus House Ministry
Emmaus House Ministry is a church at 1521 Center St in Des Moines, IA 50314-1643. It is one of 340 churches in Des Moines.
1521 Center St, Des Moines, IA, 50314-1643Phone: +15152824839 · Website: http://www.emmaushouse.com/
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The community around Emmaus House Ministry
Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 live with obesity. 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: 30.3% (19.9–40.6%)
- Obesity: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 36.8%
- Depression: 23.7%
- Food Insecurity: 19.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.2%
- Unemployment: 6.2% (1.3–11.1%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Emmaus House Ministry
- Kyles A.M.E. Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
- Rhema Church — 0.2 mi away
- HighPoint Church — 0.2 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Paul African Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Burns United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Corinthian Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Des Moines Christian Church — 0.6 mi away
- The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul — 0.6 mi away
- New Life Center — 0.6 mi away