Charleston Bible Church

The community around Charleston Bible Church

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Poverty Rate: 29.6% (20.2–38.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.7%
• Obesity: 36.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%
• Unemployment: 6.9% (2.4–11.4%)

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

Charleston city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 675 residents.

Churches near Charleston Bible Church

• Charleston Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• University Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Christian Campus House at EIU — 0.7 mi away
• Newman Catholic Center — 0.7 mi away
• Woodlawn Chapel — 0.8 mi away
• Vineyard Church — 0.8 mi away
• ACTS Campus Ministry at EIU — 0.8 mi away
• Immanuel Lutheran Church — 0.9 mi away
• Christ First Church — 1.2 mi away