First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 48.4%
• Food Insecurity: 32.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
• Diabetes: 20.5%
• Social Isolation: 36.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.8% (16.2–37.4%)
• Housing Insecurity: 22.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Depression: 23.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (5.6–18.5%)
• Unemployment: 7.5% (2.0–13.0%)

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

Darlington city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 122 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• The Free Will Baptist Bible Church — 0 mi away
• Saint James United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church of Darlington — 0.2 mi away
• Epworth United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Churh — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away