Free and Independent Holiness Church

The community around Free and Independent Holiness Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Obesity: 45.0%
• Social Isolation: 39.6%
• Depression: 30.7%
• Poverty Rate: 29.2% (14.9–43.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 24.5%
• Diabetes: 18.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.1%

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

Beckley city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 347 residents.

Churches near Free and Independent Holiness Church

• Welcome Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Living Waters Babtist — 0.3 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.4 mi away
• Advent Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Beckley Regular Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Beckley Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.5 mi away
• Beckley Praise Church — 0.6 mi away