First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 54.3%
• Child Poverty: 53.7% (36.9–72.1%)
• Social Isolation: 40.6%
• Food Insecurity: 39.6%
• Poverty Rate: 39.5% (28.0–51.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.7%
• Diabetes: 23.2%
• Unemployment: 12.0% (3.9–20.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
• Depression: 25.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%

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

Canton city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 977 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• St Mark's Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• 3rd Street Community Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church — 0.3 mi away
• Rehoboth Rivers of Living Waters — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Calvary Second Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christ the King Apostolic Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Zion's Temple Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Breath of Life Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
• Antioch Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away