Diggs United Memorial Holy Church

The community around Diggs United Memorial Holy Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 82.9%
• Obesity: 54.1%
• Food Insecurity: 46.5%
• Social Isolation: 40.4%
• Poverty Rate: 40.2% (29.4–51.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 26.0%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3% (13.7–22.8%)
• Unemployment: 10.7% (2.6–18.9%)
• Depression: 24.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.9% (6.3–17.6%)

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

Winston-Salem city is served by 125 churches — about one congregation for every 1,877 residents.

Churches near Diggs United Memorial Holy Church

• Church of Lord Jesus Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Zion Memorial Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Glory Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Casa del Mesías — 0.2 mi away
• Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Goler Metropolitan AME Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ishi Pentecostal Temple — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mars Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Calvary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away