Cross Temple Church of God in Christ

The community around Cross Temple Church of God in Christ

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. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

• Child Poverty: 82.1%
• Poverty Rate: 57.4% (40.9–73.9%)
• Obesity: 52.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 43.3%
• Diabetes: 26.1%
• Unemployment: 14.9% (5.6–25.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.5%
• Depression: 26.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (4.8–17.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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 Cross Temple Church of God in Christ

• Lauderdale Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Christ Temple Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Golden Harvest Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Marks Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Hyde Park Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater White Stone Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Bible Day Revival Church — 0.2 mi away
• Evangel Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
• Unity Faith Temple of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• First Pentecostal Church — 0.3 mi away