River Church

River Church is a church at 3401 Fosterburg Rd in Alton, IL 62002-7311. It is one of 68 churches in Alton.

The purpose of the Church is to glorify God, make disciples, make Jesus known to a lost world, and meet the needs of those in our communities and around the world.

The Church is not a building or an event but the community of individuals who have put their trust in Jesus Christ.

3401 Fosterburg Rd, Alton, IL, 62002-7311

Phone: +16184654000 · Website: https://riverchurch.city/

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The community around River Church

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. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 52.6% (37.8–67.7%)
  • Poverty Rate: 31.0% (21.9–40.1%)
  • Food Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Obesity: 43.8%
  • Social Isolation: 36.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% (4.1–14.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
  • Depression: 25.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
  • Diabetes: 13.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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