Upper Room Church Of God

The community around Upper Room Church Of God

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the children here are growing up 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.

• Social Isolation: 42.1%
• Child Poverty: 40.6% (22.0–59.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 30.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.6%
• Obesity: 42.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.6%
• Poverty Rate: 27.6% (17.7–37.5%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.5%
• Diabetes: 17.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.0%
• Depression: 25.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.8% (6.9–18.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Columbus city is served by 545 churches — about one congregation for every 1,492 residents.

Churches near Upper Room Church Of God

• Apostolic Faith Temple — 0.1 mi away
• Rock of Faith Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• St Luke Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Gospel Lighthouse Church — 0.2 mi away
• Bethel Baptist Missionary Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Period Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Good Samaritan Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Greater Bethlehem Temple — 0.3 mi away
• The New Church Of Christ Jesus Of The World — 0.3 mi away