Metropolitan Community Church

The community around Metropolitan Community Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 the people here live without health insurance. Nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 30.1% (19.3–40.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.4% (15.7–37.1%)
• Diabetes: 16.2%
• Obesity: 39.6%
• Child Poverty: 22.0% (5.4–38.7%)

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

Abilene city is served by 114 churches — about one congregation for every 1,038 residents.

Churches near Metropolitan Community Church

• Highland Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Emmanuel Community Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Immanuel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Moriah Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• E220 Church — 0.3 mi away
• Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Francis Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• United Methodist Church - Plum Street — 0.4 mi away
• New Light Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away