The River

The River is a church at 415 Academy St in Cambridge, MD 21613. It is one of 54 churches in Cambridge.

At The River, we have a simple hope: to see people come to know Jesus Christ and grow in their Christian faith.

415 Academy St, Cambridge, MD, 21613

Phone: +14102285432 · Website: https://www.theriveratcambridge.org/

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The community around The River

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

  • Obesity: 48.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.6% (24.7–44.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 34.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.8%
  • Diabetes: 21.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.7%
  • Social Isolation: 34.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
  • Unemployment: 7.9% (2.3–13.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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