Friendship Church

The community around Friendship Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 54.1% (36.9–71.3%)
• Obesity: 53.3%
• Food Insecurity: 44.8%
• Social Isolation: 41.1%
• Poverty Rate: 40.7% (30.3–51.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
• Diabetes: 23.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.7%
• Unemployment: 12.8% (6.1–19.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0% (11.9–20.7%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Friendship Church

• Greater New Jerusalem Church of God — 0.8 mi away
• Mt Moriah MB Church — 0.8 mi away
• First United Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Mitchell Temple Church of God — 1 mi away
• Jesus is the Way Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 1.1 mi away
• Bell Grove Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
• Center CME Church — 1.2 mi away
• Bell Grove Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 1.2 mi away