Midway Church

The community around Midway 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. 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 46.5%
• Food Insecurity: 38.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.5%
• Poverty Rate: 34.2% (20.5–47.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
• Diabetes: 19.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.8%
• Depression: 27.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.3% (11.5–25.0%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%

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

Gastonia city is served by 22 churches — about one congregation for every 3,942 residents.

Churches near Midway Church

• City Church Fairview Campus — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Olivet Church — 0.8 mi away
• New Testament Church of the Firstborn — 1 mi away
• Westview Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Fairview Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Trinity Assembly — 1.3 mi away in Bessemer City, NC
• The Gathering Place Ministry — 1.4 mi away
• Greater Gaston Baptist Association — 1.4 mi away
• Mt. Zion Church of God — 1.5 mi away
• Myrtle United Methodist Church — 1.5 mi away