Jacobs Ladder Ministry

The community around Jacobs Ladder Ministry

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 5 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 35.2%
• Depression: 27.3%
• Food Insecurity: 21.9%
• Unemployment: 10.6% (3.5–17.7%)
• Obesity: 36.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.9%
• Poverty Rate: 21.1% (12.3–29.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.1%
• Diabetes: 13.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%

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

Pittsfield city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 1,507 residents.

Churches near Jacobs Ladder Ministry

• South Congregational Church — 0 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of Christ Congregational — 0.2 mi away
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield — 0.3 mi away
• A vinha Church Berkshires — 0.3 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Berkshire Holiness Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
• Zion Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away