First Church of Jesus Holiness Church

The community around First Church of Jesus Holiness Church

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 adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Obesity: 48.1%
• Social Isolation: 40.7%
• Food Insecurity: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 31.7% (19.5–43.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
• Child Poverty: 24.1% (9.1–39.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Lynchburg city is served by 135 churches — about one congregation for every 586 residents.

Churches near First Church of Jesus Holiness Church

• Fifth Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• True Holiness Church of the Lord Jesus Christ — 0.2 mi away
• New Jerusalem United Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
• Jericho Baptist Missionary Chapel — 0.2 mi away
• Freedom Fire Church — 0.3 mi away
• Hill City Reformed Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Eighth Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Court Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Court Street United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away