East Chicago Church of God

The community around East Chicago Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 50.6% (31.0–70.2%)
• Obesity: 45.8%
• Food Insecurity: 38.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.4%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Social Isolation: 35.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
• Poverty Rate: 29.2% (18.8–39.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.2% (9.0–19.3%)
• Unemployment: 7.8% (3.2–12.4%)

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

East Chicago city is served by 55 churches — about one congregation for every 479 residents.

Churches near East Chicago Church of God

• Goodwill Christian Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Word International Apostleship Church — 0.3 mi away
• Greater First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Michael Polish National Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• Freedom Church — 0.5 mi away
• Faith World Christian Center — 0.5 mi away
• Iglesia Despertamiento Nueva Sion Indiana — 0.5 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away