First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.4%
• Obesity: 41.3%
• Child Poverty: 33.6% (17.5–49.7%)
• Poverty Rate: 22.9% (13.1–32.6%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.2% (12.3–24.1%)
• Diabetes: 16.3%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (2.2–12.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Waco city is served by 124 churches — about one congregation for every 1,084 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Fellowship of Love Church — 0.2 mi away
• Zion Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Templo Nueva Vida de Waco — 0.3 mi away
• Ecclesia Community Church — 0.4 mi away
• Christ the King Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Waco Life United Pentecostal Church — 0.5 mi away
• North Waco Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Park Lake Drive Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Christ Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• El Calvario Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away