First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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: 42.9%
• Social Isolation: 33.8%
• Depression: 31.0%
• Poverty Rate: 28.0% (17.8–38.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Food Insecurity: 20.6%
• Diabetes: 17.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 15.2%
• Unemployment: 6.0% (1.1–11.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

South Charleston city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 352 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Spring Hill Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Rock Lake Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Lukes Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bible Believers Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
• Bethel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Southwest Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• South Charleston Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene of South Charleston — 0.5 mi away
• Ohio Street Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Shekinah Glory Assembly — 0.5 mi away