Church of the Good Shepherd

The community around Church of the Good Shepherd

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 nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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: 37.4%
• Depression: 27.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
• Food Insecurity: 23.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.6%
• Poverty Rate: 16.4% (10.2–22.6%)
• Diabetes: 13.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%

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

West Springfield Town city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 2,053 residents.

Churches near Church of the Good Shepherd

• Iglesias Cristianas Rey de mi Vida — 0 mi away in West Springfield, MA
• First Church, United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away in West Springfield, MA
• St Nicholas Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away in West Springfield, MA
• Harvest Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away
• French Congregational Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Spiritualist Church — 0.4 mi away in West Springfield, MA
• Templo Evangelistico Pentecostal — 0.6 mi away in Springfield, MA
• Spanish Christian Church — 0.6 mi away in Springfield, MA
• Greater Love Church of God — 0.6 mi away in Springfield, MA
• West Springfield Covenant Community Church — 0.6 mi away in West Springfield, MA