Church of the Ascension

The community around Church of the Ascension

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. That is 2,200 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.

• Food Insecurity: 27.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.8% (11.5–30.0%)
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
• Child Poverty: 23.3% (6.6–40.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 20.0% (9.9–30.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%
• Unemployment: 7.7% (1.5–14.0%)

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

Gaithersburg city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 4,117 residents.

Churches near Church of the Ascension

• St Barnabas Church of the Deaf — 0 mi away
• Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• CCF Vida Abundante — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia El Rey Jesus Viene Internacional — 0.2 mi away
• Highlight Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christian Science Reading Room - Gaithersburg — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia De Jesucristo De Restauracion, Liberacion Y Sanidad Divina — 0.4 mi away
• Gaithersburg Mennonite Church — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia De Cristo Mahanaim — 0.4 mi away
• There's Hope Christian Church — 0.4 mi away