First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

The community around First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

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. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 55.7% (36.8–74.5%)
• Obesity: 48.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.0%
• Poverty Rate: 41.0% (29.7–52.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.9%
• Diabetes: 21.9%
• Unemployment: 14.6% (7.2–22.0%)
• Depression: 24.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

• Lighthouse Christian Center — 0.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Bridge to New Life Christian Fellowship — 0.1 mi away
• Holy Rosary Church — 0.2 mi away
• El Portico Church — 0.2 mi away
• Immanuel Evangelical Church — 0.2 mi away
• Rehoboth Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Hopewell Mennonite Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Charis Community Church — 0.2 mi away