University Church
University Church is a church at 5655 South University Avenue in Chicago, IL 60637. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago.
5655 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637Website: http://www.universitychurchchicago.org/
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The community around University Church
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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,200 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: 38.6%
- Unemployment: 9.2% (2.0–16.4%)
- Poverty Rate: 16.4% (9.1–23.8%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.
Churches near University Church
- First Unitarian Church of Chicago — 0.1 mi away
- Calvert House — 0.1 mi away
- Hyde Park Union Church — 0.1 mi away
- 57th Street Meeting of Friends — 0.1 mi away
- Brent House — 0.2 mi away
- Park Community Church - Hyde Park — 0.2 mi away
- Augustana Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Rockefeller Memorial Chapel — 0.2 mi away
- Bond Chapel — 0.3 mi away
- Cornerstone Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away