Hope and Elim

Hope and Elim is a church at 2500 University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50311 in Des Moines, IA 50311-4504. It is one of 356 churches in Des Moines.

That mission is at the heart of everything we do and everything we offer.

2500 University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50311, Des Moines, IA, 50311-4504

Service times

Monday – Friday: 9:00 am (as listed)

Phone: (515) 282-4481 · Website: https://hope-elim.lutheranchurchofhope.org/

Shares a ministry location with First Christian Church.

Ministries at Hope and Elim

  • Nursery

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The community around Hope and Elim

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 the children here are growing up 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.

  • Child Poverty: 41.4% (22.1–60.7%)
  • Social Isolation: 40.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.5% (20.5–46.6%)
  • Food Insecurity: 28.9%
  • Unemployment: 12.2% (6.3–18.1%)
  • Obesity: 42.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
  • Depression: 24.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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