Saint Mary's Oratory

Saint Mary's Oratory is a Roman_catholic church at 517 Elm Street in Rockford, IL 61102. It is one of 262 churches in Rockford, and one of 6 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

St. Mary Oratory continues to be the spiritual home of many faithful from around Rockford and beyond, many as far away as Dixon, Pearl City, Crystal Lake, and Monroe, WI.

517 Elm Street, Rockford, IL, 61102

Website: https://institute-christ-king.org/rockford-home/

Saint Mary's Oratory is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Mary's Oratory

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. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live 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.

  • Child Poverty: 82.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 60.1%
  • Obesity: 57.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 51.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 27.8%
  • Diabetes: 24.1%
  • Social Isolation: 39.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.6%
  • Unemployment: 10.6% (1.5–19.6%)
  • Depression: 24.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (5.4–21.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Rockford city is served by 165 churches — about one congregation for every 832 residents.

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