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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 69.3% (50.3–88.4%)
• Obesity: 52.2%
• Poverty Rate: 43.3% (30.0–56.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.7%
• Diabetes: 28.6%
• Unemployment: 17.2% (7.7–26.7%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.5%
• Depression: 24.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.4% (8.5–20.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near First Church of God

• Saint Pauls Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Stephen Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St. Paul Douglass Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Chelsea Avenue Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Johns Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Upper Room Church — 0.2 mi away
• House of Prayer Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away