Mt. Vernon Church of God

The community around Mt. Vernon Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 45.3%
• Food Insecurity: 26.6%
• Unemployment: 12.8% (4.8–20.8%)
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
• Child Poverty: 27.7% (10.6–44.9%)
• Depression: 24.4%
• Poverty Rate: 21.5% (13.6–29.5%)
• Diabetes: 14.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.7%

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

Churches near Mt. Vernon Church of God

• South Side Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Solid Rock Church of God — 0.7 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• New Life Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Evangelistic Outreach Christian Center — 0.7 mi away
• West Side Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Family Life Assembly Of God — 0.8 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Church of God — 0.9 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Mt. Vernon Baptist Temple — 0.9 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.9 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL