Blessing of God Ministry

The community around Blessing of God Ministry

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 41.0% (22.6–59.3%)
• Social Isolation: 33.8%
• Poverty Rate: 28.4% (17.9–38.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 22.5%
• Obesity: 39.3%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
• Diabetes: 13.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (5.8–16.4%)
• Unemployment: 7.2% (1.9–12.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Blessing of God Ministry

• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Spruce Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Lexington Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• First Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
• The Salvation Army of Davidson County — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
• Mile 2 Church — 0.5 mi away
• Grace Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away