Village Gospel Center

The community around Village Gospel Center

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,700 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.

• Food Insecurity: 45.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 36.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.3% (12.6–28.0%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
• Poverty Rate: 24.4% (11.8–37.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.6%
• Diabetes: 16.5%
• Unemployment: 11.8% (3.8–19.7%)
• Obesity: 38.9%
• Child Poverty: 22.6% (5.2–40.9%)

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 Village Gospel Center

• Saint Agnes of Bohemia Roman Chatholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Templo Espiritual Kabbalah — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Nikola Serbian Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
• Lawndale Mennonite Church — 0.4 mi away
• Millard Avenue Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• John Huss United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Lawndale Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Millard Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
• Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away