Shelby County Inter-Faith Church

The community around Shelby County Inter-Faith 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. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.2%
• Diabetes: 17.0%
• Unemployment: 9.8% (2.7–17.0%)
• Obesity: 39.6%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Poverty Rate: 19.6% (11.2–28.0%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.8% (8.7–19.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), 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 Shelby County Inter-Faith Church

• Eureka Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Abundant Life Temple — 0.2 mi away
• Christ Holy Ghost Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Pauls Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of the Living God — 0.3 mi away
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — 0.4 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral — 0.4 mi away
• True Faith Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Threefold Cord Ministries — 0.5 mi away
• Snowden Circle Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away