Catawba Valley Church

The community around Catawba Valley Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of the people here live 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 the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 69.5%
• Poverty Rate: 33.5% (22.0–44.9%)
• Social Isolation: 34.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.5%
• Food Insecurity: 23.5%
• Diabetes: 15.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.4% (10.0–20.9%)
• Obesity: 39.7%
• Depression: 26.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Morganton city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 834 residents.

Churches near Catawba Valley Church

• Celebration Family Worship Center — 0.6 mi away
• Celebration Family Worship Center — 0.9 mi away
• North Morganton United Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Faith Presbyterian Church — 1.3 mi away
• First Advent Christian Church — 1.4 mi away
• Restoration Christian Outreach Church — 1.6 mi away
• Souls Harvest Ministry — 1.6 mi away
• The Rising Church — 1.6 mi away
• North Morganton Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• St John Church of God Ministries — 1.8 mi away