Hoits Church

The community around Hoits Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 46.6%
• Child Poverty: 45.7% (33.3–58.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 30.8%
• Unemployment: 13.3% (6.6–20.0%)
• Social Isolation: 37.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.8%
• Poverty Rate: 27.4% (18.5–36.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
• Diabetes: 15.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
• Depression: 24.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.8%

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

Mount Vernon city is served by 39 churches — about one congregation for every 277 residents.

Churches near Hoits Church

• Pentecostal Revival Center — 0.6 mi away
• Church of God — 0.7 mi away
• Solid Rock Church of God — 0.7 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• First General Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Casey Avenue Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Bethel Tabernacle Church — 0.9 mi away
• Evangelistic Outreach Christian Center — 0.9 mi away in Mt Vernon, IL
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.9 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away