Vessels of Mercy

The community around Vessels of Mercy

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.

• Child Poverty: 87.1%
• Obesity: 49.7%
• Food Insecurity: 48.3%
• Poverty Rate: 47.2% (28.3–66.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.0%
• Diabetes: 25.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 25.2%
• Social Isolation: 38.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
• Unemployment: 7.2% (1.1–13.5%)

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

Churches near Vessels of Mercy

• Parkview Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Solid Rock Baptist — 0.5 mi away
• Church of the Open Door — 0.5 mi away
• South Side Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• New Mount Bethel Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away