First United Lutheran Church

The community around First United Lutheran Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.

• Child Poverty: 100.0%
• Obesity: 55.3%
• Food Insecurity: 53.5%
• Poverty Rate: 44.4% (27.3–61.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.9%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 38.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.2%
• Diabetes: 27.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 27.0%
• Unemployment: 11.0% (3.6–18.5%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near First United Lutheran Church

• Mt Olive Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Colas Temple Church of God — 0.1 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.1 mi away
• Ira Grove Free Will Baptist — 0.2 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Bread of Life Christian Church — 0.3 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Gethsemane Church — 0.3 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Bethel Temple Church — 0.3 mi away in East St Louis, IL