Straight Way Church of God in Christ

The community around Straight Way 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

• Obesity: 50.4%
• Child Poverty: 45.0% (33.0–60.2%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.4%
• Poverty Rate: 36.7% (24.6–48.7%)
• Diabetes: 25.2%
• Unemployment: 13.0% (3.5–22.4%)
• Depression: 24.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.2% (6.5–21.9%)

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 Straight Way Church of God in Christ

• Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Word Awakening Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Ayers Street Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Evangelical Outreach Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Community Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Union Grove Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Seventh Street Church — 0.3 mi away
• Tabernacle Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Meek and Humble Missionary Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• True Church House of Prayer — 0.3 mi away