City of Joy Church

The community around City of Joy Church

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. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
• Food Insecurity: 34.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Poverty Rate: 29.7% (21.1–38.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.1%
• Diabetes: 17.4%
• Obesity: 39.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
• Depression: 25.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near City of Joy Church

• Pilgrim United Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Our Lady's Chapel — 0.1 mi away
• King of Kings — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Interchurch Council — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Spanish Church of God 42 S. Sixth St. New Bedford MA — 0.2 mi away
• First Unitarian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Centro Cristiano Emanuel — 0.2 mi away
• Our Lady of the Assumption Church — 0.2 mi away