South Meridian Church of God

The community around South Meridian Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

• Poverty Rate: 34.5% (22.2–46.7%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.9%
• Food Insecurity: 32.7%
• Obesity: 43.7%
• Social Isolation: 36.6%
• Child Poverty: 35.0% (15.8–54.1%)
• Depression: 29.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.0%
• Diabetes: 17.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (6.5–20.9%)
• Unemployment: 6.5% (1.9–11.1%)

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

Churches near South Meridian Church of God

• Anderson First Church - AFC — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of The Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia Nazarena Anderson — 0.1 mi away
• The Exit Church Anderson — 0.1 mi away
• New Birth Worship Center — 0.4 mi away
• Church Upon the Rock — 0.4 mi away
• St Ambrose Church — 0.4 mi away
• Greater Light — 0.5 mi away
• United In Christ Church — 0.6 mi away
• Sherman Street Church of God — 0.7 mi away