The Church of God House of Prayer

The community around The Church of God House of Prayer

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 about 2 in 3 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: 95.7%
• Poverty Rate: 69.1%
• Obesity: 57.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 51.3%
• Unemployment: 36.9% (21.7–52.0%)
• Diabetes: 32.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.7% (11.4–34.0%)
• Depression: 26.4%

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 The Church of God House of Prayer

• New Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• New Asia Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Society of the Divine Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Thomas Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Lebanon Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First True Word Church Ministry — 0.1 mi away
• Lemoyne Truevine Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Union Progressive Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away