Communinty Island Church

The community around Communinty Island Church

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

• Obesity: 46.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.3%
• Diabetes: 20.7%
• Poverty Rate: 29.1% (18.3–40.0%)
• Unemployment: 11.5% (3.0–20.1%)
• Depression: 25.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (5.4–17.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Memphis city is served by 1,033 churches — about one congregation for every 596 residents.

Churches near Communinty Island Church

• Friendship Church — 0.1 mi away
• Salvation Army — 0.2 mi away
• Tucker's Temple Church Of God In Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Christian Unity Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Jacob's Well — 0.4 mi away
• Holy Community Church — 0.4 mi away
• United Methodist Neighborhood Centers of Memphis — 0.4 mi away
• Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• World Redeemers Outreach Church — 0.5 mi away
• Greater Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away