Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church

The community around Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 47.8%
• Poverty Rate: 40.0% (30.0–50.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 39.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
• Diabetes: 22.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.1%
• Unemployment: 18.5% (7.4–29.6%)
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Depression: 27.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (5.7–19.1%)

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

Churches near Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church

• Episcopal Church of the Redeemer — 0.1 mi away
• Saint John United Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Heart of God Kingdom Ministry — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Victory Christian Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia La Familia, Casa de Dios — 0.1 mi away
• New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Christian Temple — 0.2 mi away
• First Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away