Word Awakening Ministries

The community around Word Awakening Ministries

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 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: 54.3% (41.4–69.6%)
• Obesity: 51.3%
• Poverty Rate: 39.9% (27.3–52.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.0%
• Diabetes: 26.6%
• Unemployment: 13.1% (3.9–22.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
• Depression: 24.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.5% (5.6–21.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Word Awakening Ministries

• Ayers Street Church of God — 0 mi away
• Union Grove Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Seventh Street Church — 0.2 mi away
• Straight Way Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Hope City — 0.2 mi away
• Apostolic Fellowship Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Meek and Humble Missionary Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Coleman Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Evangelical Outreach Ministries — 0.3 mi away