Protection of Virgin Mary Church

The community around Protection of Virgin Mary Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 51.2%
• Food Insecurity: 39.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
• Diabetes: 22.7%
• Unemployment: 16.2% (6.6–25.9%)
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.3%
• Poverty Rate: 23.3% (11.8–34.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Child Poverty: 23.8% (4.0–43.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Gary city is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 375 residents.

Churches near Protection of Virgin Mary Church

• True Light Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
• Freeman Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Joseph the Worker Church — 0.1 mi away
• Victory Overcomers Outreach Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• New Providence Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Salvation Free Christian Fellowship Church — 0.3 mi away
• Community of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Mary's Church — 0.4 mi away
• God's Grace Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Church of God — 0.4 mi away