Western Avenue Church

The community around Western Avenue Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 26.5%
• Obesity: 40.8%
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.2% (11.8–26.6%)
• Diabetes: 15.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 11.8% (4.3–19.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%
• Child Poverty: 26.3% (9.4–43.1%)
• Depression: 24.0%
• Poverty Rate: 18.9% (9.7–28.2%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.5%

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

Statesville city is served by 33 churches — about one congregation for every 838 residents.

Churches near Western Avenue Church

• Pressly Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 0.3 mi away
• Fifth Saint Church — 0.4 mi away
• Freedom Church International — 0.4 mi away
• Boulevard Church — 0.4 mi away
• Race Saint Church — 0.4 mi away
• Living The Word Church — 0.4 mi away in Hickory, NC
• Mt Pleasant AME Zion Church — 0.4 mi away
• Holsey Memorial CME Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Pleasant Church — 0.4 mi away