The Second Welsh Congregational Church

The community around The Second Welsh Congregational Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 10 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 41.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.3%
• Unemployment: 10.2% (3.4–16.9%)
• Depression: 23.6%
• Diabetes: 13.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%

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

Wilkes-Barre city is served by 54 churches — about one congregation for every 820 residents.

Churches near The Second Welsh Congregational Church

• Word of God Bible Church — 0 mi away
• St. Andrew Parish — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
• Ministerios Casa De Oracion — 0.2 mi away in Wilkes Barre, PA
• Berean Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. George Marionite Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Wilkes-Barre Mennonite Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Pentecostal Nuevo Comienzo — 0.3 mi away
• St. Anthony's Marionite Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Pentecostal Paso de Fe — 0.5 mi away