Elm Street Church of the Brethren

The community around Elm Street Church of the Brethren

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 two thousand 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: 50.0%
• Child Poverty: 48.4% (30.2–66.5%)
• Social Isolation: 41.4%
• Poverty Rate: 36.7% (25.4–48.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 36.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.0%
• Diabetes: 20.2%
• Unemployment: 15.5% (6.2–24.7%)
• Depression: 30.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

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

Lima city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 759 residents.

Churches near Elm Street Church of the Brethren

• Family of Faith United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Trinity Wesleyan Church — 0.2 mi away
• Epworth United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Mennonite Church — 0.2 mi away
• Restoration Temple — 0.2 mi away
• House of Prayer Lima — 0.3 mi away
• Children's Chapel — 0.4 mi away
• Friendship Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Anastasis Church — 0.5 mi away
• Pilgrim Lighthouse Church — 0.5 mi away