Bethesda Mission Women & Children's Shelter

The community around Bethesda Mission Women & Children's Shelter

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 a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 5 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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.

• Poverty Rate: 34.7% (22.9–46.5%)
• Unemployment: 17.8% (8.8–26.8%)
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.0%
• Diabetes: 15.7%
• Child Poverty: 28.8% (11.3–46.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Bethesda Mission Women & Children's Shelter

• Antioch Tabernacle United Church — 0.1 mi away
• Harris AME Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
• North 17th Street Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Refuge Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• St. Mary's COC Of Harrisburg — 0.3 mi away
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church — 0.4 mi away
• St Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Emanuel Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Deliverance Temple Holiness — 0.4 mi away
• True Worshippers Ministries — 0.5 mi away