First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, 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.

• Unemployment: 15.2% (8.4–22.1%)
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.3%
• Poverty Rate: 29.5% (20.5–38.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.7%
• Food Insecurity: 24.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%
• Depression: 24.1%
• Child Poverty: 22.9% (10.0–36.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.7%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Centralia city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 301 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Eternity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ricks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Oratory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker — 0.3 mi away
• First United Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Community Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• New Harmony Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Bridge, Missionary Bible Church (Eglise Missionnaire Haitienne De La Bible) — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Peters United Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away