Guiding Star United Holy Church

Service times

• Wednesday 7:30pm · AMPLIFY

Ministries at Guiding Star United Holy Church

• Food Pantry

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The community around Guiding Star United Holy Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third have no one they feel they can count on, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 37.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
• Food Insecurity: 23.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.4%
• Child Poverty: 23.0% (9.1–36.9%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.5%
• Diabetes: 14.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (3.8–23.0%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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