Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Church

The community around Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 44.3% (26.8–61.8%)
• Poverty Rate: 43.9% (30.4–57.4%)
• Food Insecurity: 34.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.0%
• Social Isolation: 36.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.9%
• Diabetes: 17.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
• Obesity: 38.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
• Depression: 23.3%

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

Elmira city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 646 residents.

Churches near Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Church

• First United Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Open Door Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Minnie L Floyd Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
• City of Light — 0.3 mi away
• Lake Street Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Paul Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Saint John the Baptist — 0.4 mi away
• Sullivan Street Pentecostal Mission — 0.4 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.5 mi away
• Monumental Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away