First Bethel United Progressive Community Church

The community around First Bethel United Progressive Community 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Social Isolation: 42.6%
• Food Insecurity: 26.6%
• Obesity: 41.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.1% (19.1–37.0%)
• Depression: 27.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
• Child Poverty: 25.5% (6.2–44.9%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.8%

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

Hammond city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 498 residents.

Churches near First Bethel United Progressive Community Church

• Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Saint African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Paul Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Holy Ghost Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Memorial Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Crossroads Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Living Well Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Baptist Student Center — 0.5 mi away