West Side Church of God

The community around West Side Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 42.2%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Child Poverty: 35.3% (16.6–54.0%)
• Poverty Rate: 27.6% (16.7–38.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 22.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (9.1–21.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
• Depression: 25.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%
• Unemployment: 7.0% (1.9–12.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Wichita city is served by 333 churches — about one congregation for every 1,152 residents.

Churches near West Side Church of God

• University Friends Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Testament Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Primera Iglesia Bautista Fundamental De Wichita — 0.5 mi away
• Church of God of Prophecy — 0.5 mi away
• Discover Church — 0.5 mi away
• Evangelical Friends Church — 0.5 mi away
• Crossroads Friends Church — 0.5 mi away
• Temple Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Westview Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away in Witchita, KS