Rhode Island State Council of Churches

The community around Rhode Island State Council of Churches

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 42.7%
• Food Insecurity: 33.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.5%
• Unemployment: 13.7% (8.3–19.0%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
• Obesity: 36.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.2%
• Poverty Rate: 20.3% (10.2–30.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
• Diabetes: 13.4%

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

Providence city is served by 132 churches — about one congregation for every 1,437 residents.

Churches near Rhode Island State Council of Churches

• Grace and Glory Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Movimiento Pentecostal Monte Sinai — 0.1 mi away
• Thrive Culture Church — 0.2 mi away
• Centro Evangelist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Paul's Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Emanuel PVD — 0.4 mi away
• Washington Park United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Rhode Island State Council of Churches — 0.4 mi away
• Open Table of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• God's Family Church Cranston RI — 0.5 mi away in Cranston, RI