First United Church of Jesus

The community around First United Church of Jesus

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Social Isolation: 44.7%
• Food Insecurity: 35.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.9%
• Child Poverty: 30.6% (13.4–47.7%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.7%
• Depression: 28.1%
• Poverty Rate: 27.0% (16.9–37.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
• Obesity: 39.6%
• Diabetes: 13.3%
• Unemployment: 7.4% (2.6–12.6%)

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

Springfield city is served by 95 churches — about one congregation for every 1,634 residents.

Churches near First United Church of Jesus

• Bethesda Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• True Vine Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Holy Mount Zion Pentecostal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Peters Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Victory Church — 0.3 mi away
• All Nations Church — 0.4 mi away
• Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away