First Evangelical Church

The community around First Evangelical Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 34.9% (18.8–51.1%)
• Social Isolation: 34.1%
• Food Insecurity: 21.6%
• Diabetes: 16.0%
• Obesity: 39.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.1%
• Depression: 23.4%
• Poverty Rate: 19.9% (12.2–27.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.6%

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

Churches near First Evangelical Church

• Grace Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Shiloh Church — 1.1 mi away
• Cool Spring Church — 1.1 mi away
• Lebanon Church — 1.6 mi away
• Building Faith Christian Center — 1.8 mi away
• Gateway of Victory Life Changing Ministries International — 1.9 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• River City Church — 1.9 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• Bethany Church — 2 mi away
• Roanoke Church — 2.1 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• The House Of Mandate — 2.3 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC