Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in South Bend, IN 46613. It is one of 179 churches in South Bend, and one of 3 Lutheran congregations in the city.

In the over-135 years since this humble founding, our parish has faithfully worshipped the Triune God in the beauty of holiness, given witness to the saving power of Jesus Christ and his Gospel, and reached out to the people of our community through service to those in need.

South Bend, IN, 46613

Website: http://gloriadeisb.org/

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Gloria Dei Lutheran 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. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 79.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 56.3% (40.6–72.0%)
  • Obesity: 49.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.9%
  • Social Isolation: 40.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.8%
  • Diabetes: 19.8%
  • Unemployment: 12.1% (4.7–19.4%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
  • Depression: 30.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.5% (4.4–24.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

South Bend city is served by 107 churches — about one congregation for every 904 residents.

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