First Church of God
First Church of God is a Church Of God church at 14701 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, IL 60426. It is one of 65 churches in Harvey, and one of 4 Church Of God congregations in the city.
14701 Myrtle Avenue, Harvey, IL, 60426First Church of God is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 710 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Illinois — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
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The community around First Church of God
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 82.7%
- Food Insecurity: 45.5%
- Social Isolation: 40.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 34.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.2%
- Diabetes: 20.3%
- Obesity: 44.3%
- Poverty Rate: 27.1% (14.7–39.6%)
- Transportation Barriers: 21.3%
- Unemployment: 9.4% (3.8–14.9%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (5.9–18.2%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Harvey city is served by 27 churches — about one congregation for every 935 residents.
Churches near First Church of God
- Bethlehem Temple MB Church — 0.1 mi away
- Metropolitan Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Lutheran Church of Harvey — 0.3 mi away
- House of Prayer — 0.4 mi away
- Refuge Church Midwest — 0.4 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Covenant Assembly Peace — 0.4 mi away
- Shepherd's Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Dixmoor Community Church — 0.5 mi away in Dixmoor, IL
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Kizer Memorial Cogic — 0.5 mi away
- First Pentecost Assemblies International Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Andrew Temple Church of God — 0.7 mi away
- Outreach Church of God in Christ — 0.8 mi away
- New Life Pentecostal Church — 1 mi away