Ben Davis Independent Christian Church

The community around Ben Davis Independent Christian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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.

• Social Isolation: 37.6%
• Child Poverty: 33.7% (16.9–50.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.0%
• Obesity: 39.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
• Depression: 26.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.3%
• Poverty Rate: 19.8% (9.9–29.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
• Diabetes: 13.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%

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

Indianapolis city (balance) is served by 592 churches — about one congregation for every 1,486 residents.

Churches near Ben Davis Independent Christian Church

• Faith Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
• Bethel Faith Pentecostal Temple — 0.4 mi away
• Redeemer Baptist Church of Indianapolis — 0.5 mi away
• Mount Olive United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Biltmore Gardens Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
• Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
• Lakeview Church — 0.9 mi away
• Westlake Church — 0.9 mi away
• Comunidad Cristiana Redencion — 0.9 mi away
• Lynhurst Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away