First Church of God
First Church of God is a church in Kankakee, IL 60901. It is one of 73 churches in Kankakee.
Kankakee, IL, 60901Shares a ministry location with New Vision Missionary Baptist Church.
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The community around First Church of God
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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: 74.7%
- Obesity: 50.0%
- Food Insecurity: 40.9%
- Poverty Rate: 36.6% (25.5–47.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 30.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.6%
- Diabetes: 18.6%
- Social Isolation: 39.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 19.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.4%
- Unemployment: 8.5% (1.9–15.0%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Kankakee city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 577 residents.
Churches near First Church of God
- New Vision Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
- Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
- Free Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Rose Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Paul's Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Wildwood Church Of The Nazarene — 0.4 mi away
- Resurrection Community Church of the Nazarene — 0.4 mi away