Church of the Ascension

The community around Church of the Ascension

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 27.2%
• Unemployment: 14.6% (4.6–24.6%)
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Child Poverty: 30.3% (17.4–43.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.4%
• Poverty Rate: 23.8% (13.5–34.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Obesity: 36.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
• Depression: 26.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
• Diabetes: 13.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Fall River city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 4,681 residents.

Churches near Church of the Ascension

• Church of the Holy Spirit — 0 mi away
• Central Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia de Dios Casa de Adoracion Shalom Adonai — 0.1 mi away
• Unitarian Church in Fall River — 0.1 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
• Evangelical Christian Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
• Christ the Rock Assembly of God — 0.2 mi away
• Centro Familiar Casa de Bendicion — 0.4 mi away