Philadelphia Church of God

The community around Philadelphia Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 more than 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: 47.7%
• Poverty Rate: 37.3% (24.4–50.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 34.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
• Diabetes: 20.8%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Child Poverty: 32.9% (15.8–50.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
• Unemployment: 7.6% (1.5–14.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 451 residents.

Churches near Philadelphia Church of God

• Beacon Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Stevens Chapel United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Trinity Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Holy Cross Catholic Church — 1 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 1.2 mi away
• New Pleasantdale Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Ivy Street Church of Christ — 1.4 mi away
• First Church of God — 1.5 mi away