Southwest Christian Church

The community around Southwest Christian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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: 43.1%
• Social Isolation: 36.1%
• Food Insecurity: 22.7%
• Unemployment: 9.8% (3.5–16.1%)
• Child Poverty: 29.0% (10.6–47.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.4%
• Depression: 23.5%
• Poverty Rate: 21.2% (13.3–29.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
• Diabetes: 14.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Southwest Christian Church

• Second Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• West Side Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Family Life Assembly Of God — 0.6 mi away
• Free Will Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Mount Vernon Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
• New Life Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• West Salem Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL
• Christian Fellowship Church — 0.8 mi away