Blazing Grace Church

The community around Blazing Grace Church

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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,300 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: 33.4%
• Depression: 27.1%
• Unemployment: 9.0% (2.2–15.8%)
• Child Poverty: 23.9% (4.3–43.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.4%
• Food Insecurity: 19.5%
• Poverty Rate: 18.6% (8.4–28.8%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%

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

Churches near Blazing Grace Church

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.3 mi away
• United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Holy Spirit Catholic Community — 0.5 mi away
• LDS Lakeview Building — 0.5 mi away
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Sheperd — 0.6 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church — 0.7 mi away
• Central Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Bethel Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Gate City Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away