Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Rockford, IL 61104. It is one of 262 churches in Rockford, and one of 21 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Zion is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Northern Illinois synod.

Rockford, IL, 61104

Website: http://www.zionrockford.com/

Zion Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Zion Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 81.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 54.3%
  • Obesity: 52.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
  • Diabetes: 20.6%
  • Unemployment: 15.4% (7.3–23.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.1%
  • Depression: 24.6%

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

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

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