Greater Saint Johns Church

The community around Greater Saint Johns Church

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

• Child Poverty: 60.5%
• Obesity: 46.7%
• Food Insecurity: 37.1%
• Poverty Rate: 37.1% (26.2–48.0%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.9% (15.0–30.8%)
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
• Social Isolation: 35.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Unemployment: 9.2% (4.3–14.2%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
• Depression: 24.3%

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

Churches near Greater Saint Johns Church

• Saint Johns Church — 0.1 mi away
• Old Smoky Church — 1.7 mi away
• Brogden Church — 1.7 mi away
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away in Goldsboro, NC
• God's House Ministries Int'l — 2 mi away in Goldsboro, NC
• Saint Andrews Church — 2.1 mi away
• Woodland Friends Church — 2.1 mi away
• Abundant Grace Church — 2.2 mi away
• St Andrews Christian Church — 2.2 mi away
• Emmaus Church — 2.2 mi away