Philemon Community Baptist Church

The community around Philemon Community Baptist Church

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 adults live with obesity, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.

• Obesity: 48.7%
• Social Isolation: 45.3%
• Food Insecurity: 44.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
• Unemployment: 25.3% (12.3–38.2%)
• Diabetes: 23.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.7%
• Poverty Rate: 27.8% (10.6–45.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 21.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2% (10.7–18.1%)

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

Churches near Philemon Community Baptist Church

• East Glenville United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Shaw Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Bright Star Missionary Baptist — 0.2 mi away
• Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Everlasting Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint James Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away in East Cleveland, OH
• Omega Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in East Cleveland, OH
• Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church — 0.5 mi away in East Cleveland, OH
• New Hope Fellowship Church — 0.5 mi away in East Cleveland, OH