Word of Life Christian Church
Word of Life Christian Church is a church in Akron, OH 44310. It is one of 416 churches in Akron.
Akron, OH, 44310Shares a ministry location with North Hill Church of Christ.
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The community around Word of Life Christian 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. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live 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.
- Food Insecurity: 31.2%
- Poverty Rate: 30.5% (16.3–44.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
- Obesity: 40.5%
- Social Isolation: 39.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 21.1%
- Diabetes: 17.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.4%
- Depression: 26.4%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.5% (6.5–18.5%)
- Unemployment: 6.7% (1.9–11.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Akron city is served by 251 churches — about one congregation for every 762 residents.
Churches near Word of Life Christian Church
- North Hill Church of Christ — 0 mi away
- Remember North Hill — 0.1 mi away
- Redeemer United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Christ Embassy Akron church — 0.3 mi away
- Nuevos Comienzos Akron — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Andrews Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Grace House Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
- North Hill Community Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- North Hill United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away