Descent of the Holy Ghost Church
Descent of the Holy Ghost Church is a church at 750 W 61 Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410 in Merrillville, IN 46410. It is one of 57 churches in Merrillville.
We are an English- Romanian speaking Orthodox Church founded by immigrants from Romania.
750 W 61 Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410, Merrillville, IN, 46410Website: http://descentoftheholyghost.org/
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The community around Descent of the Holy Ghost 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter 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: 45.6%
- Food Insecurity: 28.0%
- Social Isolation: 35.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 20.7%
- Diabetes: 17.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
- Unemployment: 10.7% (3.0–18.8%)
- Transportation Barriers: 13.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Merrillville town is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 2,297 residents.
Churches near Descent of the Holy Ghost Church
- House Of Prayer Evangelistic Christian Center International — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Michaels Byzantine Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Christian Revival Center — 0.4 mi away
- Hammond Hope Center — 0.4 mi away
- Advancing Christ's Kingdom Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Greater Grace Church — 0.5 mi away
- Anthem Church Merrillville — 0.6 mi away
- Unity A.M.E. Zion Church — 0.7 mi away
- Salvatorian Fathers Monastery — 0.8 mi away