Word International Apostleship Church

The community around Word International Apostleship 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 2,100 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: 51.6% (31.9–71.2%)
• Obesity: 46.0%
• Food Insecurity: 39.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.6%
• Diabetes: 18.6%
• Social Isolation: 35.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.3%
• Poverty Rate: 29.2% (18.5–39.8%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.3%
• Unemployment: 8.2% (3.2–13.2%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (8.7–19.9%)

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 Word International Apostleship Church

• Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Michael Polish National Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Faith World Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Despertamiento Nueva Sion Indiana — 0.2 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Greater First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Goodwill Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Bautista Fundamental — 0.3 mi away
• East Chicago Church of God — 0.3 mi away