Bethlehem Church

Bethlehem Church is a Evangelical Lutheran Church In America church at 1686 6th St., NC, 28602 in Hickory, NC 28602. It is one of 165 churches in Hickory, and one of 4 Evangelical Lutheran Church In America congregations in the city.

At Bethlehem Lutheran Church, we believe that we are called to be a Bold, Loving, Community.

We are a multi-generational church. At Bethlehem you will find children and youth, young professionals and growing families, established households who have lived locally for decades, and retired individuals and couples.

1686 6th St., NC, 28602, Hickory, NC, 28602

Service times

  • Sunday 11am · morning weekly Worship Service begins

Phone: (828) 327-3600 · Website: https://www.bethlehemhickory.org/

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The community around Bethlehem Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 40.3%
  • Child Poverty: 34.1% (19.7–48.4%)
  • Social Isolation: 33.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.1% (14.8–29.4%)
  • Depression: 25.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 19.9%
  • Diabetes: 14.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (8.0–19.2%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.7%

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

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