Thomas Temple Church

The community around Thomas Temple Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 47.4%
• Child Poverty: 40.0% (24.7–55.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 27.4%
• Unemployment: 13.7% (4.7–22.7%)
• Social Isolation: 38.1%
• Depression: 28.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.4%
• Poverty Rate: 24.4% (13.2–35.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 20.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
• Diabetes: 16.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.1%

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

Sandusky city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 804 residents.

Churches near Thomas Temple Church

• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Zion Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Catholic Parishes of Sandusky — 0.2 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Salem United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Sanctuary — 0.2 mi away
• 242 Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Marys Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away