South Side Church of the Nazarene

South Side Church of the Nazarene is a church in Peoria, IL 61605. It is one of 236 churches in Peoria.

Peoria, IL, 61605

South Side Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 197 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Illinois — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around South Side Church of the Nazarene

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 38.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.8%
  • Unemployment: 21.3% (8.6–34.0%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.8%
  • Diabetes: 19.8%
  • Obesity: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 39.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.1%
  • Depression: 23.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

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