Moores Temple Church of God

The community around Moores Temple Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,200 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: 94.2%
• Obesity: 48.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.3%
• Food Insecurity: 34.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.2%
• Diabetes: 21.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.9%
• Unemployment: 14.3% (4.4–25.1%)
• Social Isolation: 39.0%
• Poverty Rate: 22.7% (8.5–37.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.8%

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

Churches near Moores Temple Church of God

• Christ United Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Lilly Hill Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Bray Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• St. Matthew Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater New Hope Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Elizabeth Church — 0.5 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• West End Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• State Street Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL
• LightHouse Apostolic Healing Mission — 0.7 mi away in East Saint Louis, IL