Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church

Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 805 Cherokee Avenue in Gaffney, SC 29340. It is one of 98 churches in Gaffney, and one of 55 Baptist congregations in the city.

Wheelchair accessible

805 Cherokee Avenue, Gaffney, SC, 29340

Website: https://www.cherokeeavenuebaptistchurch.com/

Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church

  • Children's Ministry
  • Youth Ministry

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The community around Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 71.2%
  • Obesity: 46.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
  • Diabetes: 21.0%
  • Social Isolation: 37.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.0%
  • Unemployment: 10.7% (4.2–17.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
  • Depression: 23.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.0% (8.6–19.5%)

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

Gaffney city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 436 residents.

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