Peter Rock Church of God in Christ
Peter Rock Church of God in Christ is a Church Of God In Christ church at 2765 W Van Buren Pl in Gary, IN 46407-3922. It is one of 275 churches in Gary, and one of 4 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
At Peter Rock Church of God in Christ, the church’s mission is to be victorious at winning souls to Christ by becoming disciples, growing in maturity, and taking our passion and love to help the community see the goodness and redeeming power of Christ in our lives.
Peter Rock Church of God in Christ has been in existence since 1957; however, the founder Allen Smith, Sr. and his wife Revanell Smith has been in the ministry since 1948.
2765 W Van Buren Pl, Gary, IN, 46407-3922Service times
- Sunday 11:15am · Worship Service
Phone: +12198868987 · Website: http://www.petersrockcogicin2.org/
Peter Rock Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 387 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Indiana — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
Ministries at Peter Rock Church of God in Christ
- Education
- Economic Development
- Crime Prevention
- Family Development
- Financial Literacy
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The community around Peter Rock Church of God in Christ
Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 54.8%
- Child Poverty: 52.0% (34.5–71.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 49.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.4%
- Poverty Rate: 38.2% (22.4–54.0%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 32.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.8%
- Diabetes: 28.3%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.4%
- Unemployment: 14.8% (5.5–25.8%)
- Social Isolation: 37.2%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (3.3–27.3%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
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- Saint James Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
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