Light of the World
Light of the World is a Catholic church at 104 Cowardin Avenue in Richmond, VA 23224. It is one of 584 churches in Richmond, and one of 16 Catholic congregations in the city.
104 Cowardin Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23224Light of the World is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 297 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Virginia — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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The community around Light of the World
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 40.0%
- Obesity: 38.0%
- Poverty Rate: 19.2% (11.6–26.9%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Richmond city is served by 181 churches — about one congregation for every 1,255 residents.
Churches near Light of the World
- United Nations Church — 0 mi away
- Tower of Deliverance Church — 0.1 mi away
- Richmond Christian Center — 0.1 mi away
- Cathedral Outreach Mission — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church of South Richmond — 0.2 mi away
- Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Cathedral Deliverance Ministries — 0.3 mi away
- Central United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Community Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Peters Catholic Church — 1.7 mi away
- St Patrick's Catholic Church — 1.9 mi away
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart — 2 mi away
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church — 2.8 mi away