First Congregational Church

The community around First Congregational Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 45.8%
• Food Insecurity: 39.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.3%
• Diabetes: 19.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
• Poverty Rate: 22.7% (12.0–33.4%)
• Unemployment: 11.1% (3.7–18.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.2% (7.8–20.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near First Congregational Church

• Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal, M.I Plenitud y Vida — 0 mi away
• Good Shepherd Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mision Cristiana Roca Eterna — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• East Chicago Church — 0.2 mi away
• Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Greek American Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Basil's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Pentecostés — 0.2 mi away