Wonder Working Word Church

The community around Wonder Working Word Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 58.0% (40.5–75.4%)
• Obesity: 51.1%
• Food Insecurity: 43.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.0%
• Poverty Rate: 37.9% (26.5–49.4%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.5%
• Diabetes: 24.4%
• Unemployment: 12.2% (5.5–19.1%)
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (6.6–17.9%)

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 Wonder Working Word Church

• Church of Jesus Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Ann Church — 0.5 mi away
• Lively Stone Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Village First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Faith Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
• Clark Road Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Prayer Outreach Deliverance Church — 0.7 mi away
• Sweet Pilgrim of Grace Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Prayer Tower Fellowship Church — 0.7 mi away