Bethesda Church-God In Christ

The community around Bethesda Church-God In Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 35.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 26.9%
• Obesity: 42.4%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.3%
• Unemployment: 8.0% (4.8–11.3%)
• Child Poverty: 23.2% (11.0–35.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 16.5% (9.7–23.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
• Diabetes: 14.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Elgin city is served by 46 churches — about one congregation for every 1,854 residents.

Churches near Bethesda Church-God In Christ

• Pentecostal Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Progressive Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Casa de Oracion — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Apostolica — 0.4 mi away
• RChurchElgin — 0.4 mi away
• The Kingdom Advancement Center — 0.4 mi away
• Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• La Luz De Cristo Iglesia Comunitaria — 0.5 mi away
• El Mesias United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away