First Christian Church of Chicago

First Christian Church of Chicago is a church at 3600 West 79th Street in Chicago, IL 60652. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago.

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3600 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL, 60652

Service times

  • Saturday 8:30am

Phone: (773) 581-1115 · Website: http://firstchristianchicago.com/

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The community around First Christian Church of Chicago

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 31.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.1%
  • Social Isolation: 37.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (9.2–20.9%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (4.8–15.3%)
  • Obesity: 37.0%
  • Child Poverty: 29.1% (10.5–47.8%)
  • Poverty Rate: 17.0% (8.1–25.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.1%
  • Diabetes: 13.9%

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

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