Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ
Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ is a United Church Of Christ church at 1514 Kansas Ave in East St Louis, IL 62201-3203. It is one of 83 churches in East St Louis.
Serving since 1957 · Services in Spanish
1514 Kansas Ave, East St Louis, IL, 62201-3203Phone: +16182719770 · Website: https://www.ucc.org/church/good-shepherd-ucc-4
Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ is part of the Congregational family of churches in The American Church Story. 218 congregations of the Congregational family gather across Illinois — 2,948 across the United States on The Church Map.
The Congregational churches planted the first colleges in America — Harvard and Yale began as their ministers' training grounds — and launched the modern foreign-mission movement from a New England haystack. Their conviction that a gathered congregation can govern itself under Christ is now shared by most churches in the country.
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Upcoming events at Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ
- Thu, Aug 6 · 3:30 PM: Fostering Vitality: Liturgical Resources for a Faithful & Vital Church — Zoom
- Tue, Aug 11 · 4 PM: Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Election Engagement 101 for Congregations — Zoom
- Wed, Aug 12 · 1 PM: Can Advocacy with Congress Still Accomplish Anything? — Zoom
- Thu, Aug 13 · 3:30 PM: Economic Justice: Love Our Laborers as Yourself — Zoom
- Wed, Aug 19 · 3 PM: Money, Ministry, and Meaning: Financial Wellness as an Act of Pastoral Self-care — Zoom
From Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ's public calendar (https://www.ucc.org/church/good-shepherd-ucc-4). Times are the church's local time.
The community around Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 100.0%
- Obesity: 55.4%
- Food Insecurity: 53.7%
- Poverty Rate: 50.5% (31.1–70.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.8%
- Social Isolation: 41.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 39.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.0%
- Diabetes: 27.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 26.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Good Shepherd of Faith United Church of Christ
- The Body of Christ ESTL — 0.1 mi away
- Rush Memorial Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Emmanuel Temple Church of God In Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Marks Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Wisdom Way Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- United Faith Missionary Baptist — 0.3 mi away
- Holy Word-Life Spiritual — 0.3 mi away
- Light Of Christ Church — 0.3 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
More Congregational churches nearby
- The Church of God in Christ Congregational — 0.7 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
- Saint Marcus United Church of Christ — 3.8 mi away in Saint Louis, MO
- Epiphany United Church of Christ — 4.1 mi away in Saint Louis, MO
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