Riverside Church of God

The community around Riverside Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 49.3%
• Child Poverty: 48.3% (33.0–63.6%)
• Poverty Rate: 34.3% (25.1–43.4%)
• Food Insecurity: 33.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
• Diabetes: 18.8%
• Social Isolation: 33.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.3%
• Unemployment: 9.4% (2.7–16.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.6% (7.6–15.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Riverside Church of God

• Branch Street United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• West Lumberton Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Cornerstone Community Church — 0.6 mi away
• West End Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• BWTC Ministries Lumberton, NC. 28358 — 0.8 mi away
• North Lumberton Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• McCormick Chapel AME Church-Lumberton NC — 1.1 mi away
• POL - The Pentecostals of Lumberton — 1.1 mi away
• Penecostal Church — 1.1 mi away
• Smith Chapel Bible Church of God — 1.2 mi away