Williams Chapel Church of God

The community around Williams Chapel Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and more than 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 the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 71.1% (52.6–89.6%)
• Obesity: 57.1%
• Food Insecurity: 55.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.7%
• Poverty Rate: 41.1% (27.5–54.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 37.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 36.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.9%
• Diabetes: 28.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 27.3%
• Social Isolation: 38.5%
• Unemployment: 11.4% (0.0–24.0%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Williams Chapel Church of God

• Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Newhope Church — 0.2 mi away
• Truth Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Hope Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• New Nazareth Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Allen Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Peter Rock Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Mariah Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away