First Unitarian Church of Providence

Ministries at First Unitarian Church of Providence

• Community Food Share Pantry
• Loaves & Fishes / Neighborhood Social Justice Committee
• The Girl Effect Task Force

The community around First Unitarian Church of Providence

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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. 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.

• Social Isolation: 44.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.3%
• Depression: 24.3%
• Poverty Rate: 18.8% (11.9–25.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 16.4%
• Unemployment: 7.2% (4.5–9.9%)

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

Churches near First Unitarian Church of Providence

• Saint Stephens Church — 0.2 mi away
• Brown-RISD Catholic Community — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church in America — 0.3 mi away
• Congdon Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.3 mi away
• The King's Cathedral - Where Everyone Is Royalty — 0.3 mi away
• Downcity Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church Beyond the Walls — 0.4 mi away
• Trinity Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Sheldon Street Church — 0.4 mi away