Smyrna Community Church

The community around Smyrna Community Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 51.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.4%
• Food Insecurity: 36.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.4% (17.2–39.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
• Unemployment: 8.8% (2.4–15.2%)
• Child Poverty: 23.2% (11.8–34.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Norfolk city is served by 176 churches — about one congregation for every 1,346 residents.

Churches near Smyrna Community Church

• New Rising Sun United Holy Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Paul Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Thomas AME Zion Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mt Lebenon Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Mark United Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Chesapeake Christian Center — 0.5 mi away in Chesapeake, VA
• Holy Temple Church of the Lord — 0.5 mi away
• Center of Love Church of God — 0.5 mi away