Our Savior Lutheran Church

The community around Our Savior Lutheran 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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: 54.7% (35.4–74.0%)
• Obesity: 46.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.5%
• Food Insecurity: 26.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.7% (15.8–33.5%)
• Diabetes: 21.8%
• Social Isolation: 37.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.7% (18.8–34.6%)
• Unemployment: 9.9% (2.3–17.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
• Depression: 23.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2% (9.9–17.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%

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

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

Churches near Our Savior Lutheran Church

• Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple — 0.2 mi away
• Holmes Terrace Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Holy Spring Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Holmes Road Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Temple Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Faith Temple Holiness Church — 0.4 mi away
• Southpoint Church — 0.6 mi away in Southaven, MS
• The Rock Church — 0.6 mi away in Southaven, MS