Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Rite Church

The community around Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Rite Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About 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: 45.2%
• Food Insecurity: 33.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
• Diabetes: 19.4%
• Social Isolation: 35.1%
• Child Poverty: 33.2% (17.2–49.2%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
• Poverty Rate: 18.3% (11.3–25.2%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (7.3–15.4%)

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 Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Rite Church

• Greater Destiny Bible Church — 0 mi away
• Saint George Serbian Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
• House of Glory Word Outreach — 0.1 mi away
• Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin — 0.1 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal RMO — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Francisci Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Covenant Evangelical Mission Church — 0.3 mi away
• Faith On Fire Worship Center — 0.3 mi away