Light of the World
Light of the World is a Catholic church at 104 Cowardin Avenue in Richmond, VA 23224. It is one of 519 churches in Richmond, and one of 9 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.
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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