Van Avenue Church of God

The community around Van Avenue Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 half 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: 51.9%
• Food Insecurity: 50.2%
• Social Isolation: 43.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.3%
• Poverty Rate: 38.7% (24.6–52.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 36.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 25.2%
• Diabetes: 24.2%
• Unemployment: 14.2% (4.3–24.1%)
• Depression: 25.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

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

Bastrop city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 340 residents.

Churches near Van Avenue Church of God

• New Life Temple — 0 mi away
• Highland Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• New Lights Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Of Bastrop Inc. — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Pleasant Church of God In Christ — 0.4 mi away
• True Vine Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Second Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Mount Olive United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Magnolia Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away