First Advent Christian Church

The community around First Advent Christian 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 47.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
• Food Insecurity: 29.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
• Diabetes: 20.0%
• Social Isolation: 36.0%
• Depression: 30.3%
• Poverty Rate: 26.9% (14.6–39.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.2%
• Unemployment: 6.7% (0.1–13.4%)

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

Charleston city is served by 83 churches — about one congregation for every 558 residents.

Churches near First Advent Christian Church

• A More Excellent Way Life Center Church — 0.1 mi away
• King Of Glory International Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• Boyd Memorial Church in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Canaan United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• St Christopher Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Lukes Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away