Bessemer City Church of God

The community around Bessemer City 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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.

• Social Isolation: 35.1%
• Depression: 27.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Food Insecurity: 23.7%
• Obesity: 39.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.2%
• Poverty Rate: 16.8% (9.7–24.0%)
• Diabetes: 14.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (6.7–15.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Bessemer City Church of God

• Bingham Memorial Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Wesleyan Church — 0.5 mi away
• Beulah Land Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Bessemer City Community Church — 0.5 mi away
• Good News Tabernacle — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Sunset Lane Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Eighth Street Church of God — 0.9 mi away
• Faith Church — 0.9 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away