Church of the Living God

The community around Church of the Living 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

• Obesity: 47.2%
• Child Poverty: 46.2% (34.8–60.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 41.8%
• Social Isolation: 40.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.4%
• Poverty Rate: 31.4% (16.6–46.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 30.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.2%
• Diabetes: 20.1%
• Unemployment: 15.2% (4.5–25.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%

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

Peoria city is served by 130 churches — about one congregation for every 773 residents.

Churches near Church of the Living God

• Trinity Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Renewed Life Church — 0 mi away
• Lovejoy Church of God In — 0.1 mi away
• Christ Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
• Central Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• PEACE Church Peoria — 0.2 mi away
• Blaine Street Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
• Cornerstone Church — 0.3 mi away
• Grace United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away