Fair Street Christian Church

The community around Fair Street Christian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 65.2% (46.8–81.5%)
• Obesity: 51.1%
• Poverty Rate: 39.5% (25.0–53.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 35.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.3%
• Unemployment: 20.0% (8.6–31.3%)
• Diabetes: 19.4%
• Social Isolation: 39.2%
• Depression: 29.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.9% (4.8–19.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Springfield city is served by 67 churches — about one congregation for every 991 residents.

Churches near Fair Street Christian Church

• Clifton Avenue United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Trinity AME Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of the Open Bible — 0.3 mi away
• First United Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• South Fountain Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Victory Faith Center — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• City of God Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Jesus Family Worship — 0.4 mi away