Payne's Temple Church of God

The community around Payne's Temple Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,300 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.

• Poverty Rate: 53.6%
• Child Poverty: 53.1% (33.3–72.9%)
• Obesity: 48.0%
• Food Insecurity: 45.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.9%
• Diabetes: 21.7%
• Unemployment: 16.4% (4.8–28.1%)
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.9%

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

Utica city is served by 60 churches — about one congregation for every 1,078 residents.

Churches near Payne's Temple Church of God

• Templo Cristiano Gloria Celestial Inc. — 0 mi away
• Saint John's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Beit Shalom — 0.3 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Westminster Moriah Olivet Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Redeemer Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away