St. Stephen Lutheran Church

St. Stephen Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 1235 Lawndale Street in Detroit, MI 48209. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit, and one of 21 Lutheran congregations in the city.

1235 Lawndale Street, Detroit, MI, 48209

Website: http://www.billydbrooks.org/?page_id=7

St. Stephen Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around St. Stephen Lutheran Church

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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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: 42.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 26.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.5%
  • Obesity: 40.5%
  • Social Isolation: 36.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.7% (15.2–40.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.6% (8.6–22.5%)
  • Depression: 24.0%
  • Child Poverty: 23.6% (7.2–40.0%)
  • Diabetes: 14.6%
  • Unemployment: 7.4% (2.2–12.6%)

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

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

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