Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church

The community around Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 two thousand 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: 51.7% (32.1–71.3%)
• Obesity: 45.8%
• Food Insecurity: 39.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.1%
• Diabetes: 19.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
• Poverty Rate: 24.4% (13.7–35.1%)
• Unemployment: 10.4% (3.6–17.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (8.0–20.6%)

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 Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Iglesia Cristiana Pentecostés — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia Bautista Fundamental — 0.1 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
• Good Shepherd Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mision Cristiana Roca Eterna — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal, M.I Plenitud y Vida — 0.3 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Despertamiento Nueva Sion Indiana — 0.3 mi away

More Lutheran churches nearby

• Saint Paul Lutheran Church — 2 mi away
• Holy Trinity Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church — 2.3 mi away
• Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church — 2.3 mi away
• Christ Lutheran Church — 3 mi away in Hammond, IN
• First United Lutheran Church — 3.2 mi away in Hammond, IN