Word of Life Church of God In Christ
Word of Life Church of God In Christ is a church in Memphis, TN 38118. It is one of 1,547 churches in Memphis.
Memphis, TN, 38118Word of Life Church of God In Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 523 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Tennessee — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
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The community around Word of Life Church of God In Christ
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.
- Child Poverty: 69.8% (50.0–89.5%)
- Obesity: 51.5%
- Poverty Rate: 48.4% (33.4–63.3%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.1%
- Diabetes: 26.9%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 25.4% (14.6–36.2%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.1%
- Unemployment: 11.3% (3.1–19.4%)
- Depression: 26.2%
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 Word of Life Church of God In Christ
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- Redeemed Empowerment Center — 0.3 mi away
- Monument of Love Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Eastwood Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Wrights Chapel M. B. Church — 0.4 mi away
- Abounding Grace Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Perfecting Love Community Church — 0.6 mi away
- Higher Calling Ministries — 0.8 mi away
- Winchester Road Church of Christ — 1.1 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Abounding Grace Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Fireside Temple Church of God in Christ — 1.3 mi away
- El-Shaddai Pentecostal Church of Christ — 1.5 mi away
- Cross Temple Church of God in Christ — 1.5 mi away
- Willow Oaks Pentecostal Holiness Church — 1.6 mi away