First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

In the few miles around this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 89.8%
• Poverty Rate: 51.2% (37.0–65.4%)
• Obesity: 51.1%
• Food Insecurity: 43.8%
• Social Isolation: 40.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.1%
• Diabetes: 25.0%
• Unemployment: 16.7% (4.6–29.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.6%
• Depression: 25.6%

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

Churches near First Church of God

• First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Harvest Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Frances Hall — 0.4 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.5 mi away
• Rosehill Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Sixth Street Church of God in Christ — 0.8 mi away
• Greater Saint Reed Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away