Original Church of God

The community around Original Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 80.4%
• Obesity: 55.1%
• Poverty Rate: 49.7%
• Food Insecurity: 45.1%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
• Diabetes: 21.9%
• Unemployment: 15.6% (8.1–23.0%)
• Depression: 30.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%

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

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

Churches near Original Church of God

• Mt Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Lebanon Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Covenant Temple Church Of God In Christ — 0.3 mi away
• El Bethel Temple — 0.3 mi away
• Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Southside Christian Fellowship Church — 0.6 mi away
• Clifton Avenue Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Southgate Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Mission Église de Dieu de la Vérité — 0.6 mi away
• Universal Hagar Spiritual Church — 0.7 mi away