Shield of Faith Ministries Center

The community around Shield of Faith Ministries Center

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,100 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: 42.5%
• Social Isolation: 34.4%
• Depression: 27.9%
• Poverty Rate: 26.3% (16.0–36.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 21.3%
• Diabetes: 15.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 15.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%
• Unemployment: 6.9% (1.7–12.1%)

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

Girard city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 733 residents.

Churches near Shield of Faith Ministries Center

• Hope Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Apostolic Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Rose Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church of Girard — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Girard — 0.6 mi away
• Friendship Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Christ Memorial Baptist Church (Harvest Bible Church) — 0.7 mi away in Warren, OH
• First Christian Church of Girard — 0.7 mi away