First Advent Christian Church

Ministries at First Advent Christian Church

• Children's Church
• Wednesday Kids

The community around First Advent Christian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 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: 76.2%
• Poverty Rate: 32.2% (19.9–44.4%)
• Social Isolation: 33.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%
• Food Insecurity: 22.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (11.3–23.1%)
• Obesity: 38.9%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Advent Christian Church

• North Morganton United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Rising Church — 0.3 mi away
• Celebration Family Worship Center — 0.5 mi away
• North Morganton Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Celebration Family Worship Center — 0.8 mi away
• St John Church of God Ministries — 0.8 mi away
• New Hope in Christ Church — 0.8 mi away
• St Luke Church of Opportunity — 0.9 mi away
• Gaston Chapel AME Church — 1 mi away
• Green Street Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away