Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren

The community around Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.

• Obesity: 40.1%
• Social Isolation: 34.6%
• Food Insecurity: 23.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
• Diabetes: 13.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.9%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren

• First Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia de Cristo en Elgin — 0.4 mi away
• Lighthouse Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Cdrelgin — 0.5 mi away
• Grace United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Larkin Avenue Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Emmanuel Church of Elgin — 0.5 mi away
• Philadelphia Holiness Full Gospel Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Laurence Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away