Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ

The community around Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 47.1%
• Child Poverty: 43.4% (26.2–60.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 42.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.1%
• Poverty Rate: 34.2% (22.5–45.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 30.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.6%
• Diabetes: 21.2%
• Unemployment: 16.3% (4.9–27.7%)
• Social Isolation: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.0% (9.1–24.8%)
• Depression: 25.7%

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

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

Churches near Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ

• New Salem Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Bethel Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
• Lake Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Apostolica Roca Eterna — 0.4 mi away
• St Adalbert's Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Laymen Chapel C.M.E. Church — 0.4 mi away
• Spiritual Israel Church — 0.5 mi away
• Ipul South Bend — 0.6 mi away
• St. Paul Gospel Mission — 0.6 mi away