Dorchester-Waylyn Baptist Church

The community around Dorchester-Waylyn Baptist Church

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. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,100 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.

• Food Insecurity: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.0%
• Diabetes: 20.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.8%
• Obesity: 41.6%
• Social Isolation: 36.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.9% (9.2–20.7%)

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

North Charleston city is served by 101 churches — about one congregation for every 1,220 residents.

Churches near Dorchester-Waylyn Baptist Church

• North Charleston Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0 mi away
• God's House of Worship — 0.1 mi away
• God's True Deliverance Church — 0.1 mi away
• Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Azalea Drive Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Jerusalem Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Lord of the Harvest Christian — 0.6 mi away
• Faith in Action Christian Fellowship Church — 0.7 mi away
• International Seafarers Ministry — 0.8 mi away