Island Christian Church

The community around Island Christian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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: 45.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Poverty Rate: 30.5% (18.7–42.4%)
• Diabetes: 18.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.8%
• Depression: 31.8%
• Food Insecurity: 23.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.6%
• Unemployment: 6.5% (0.6–12.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Wheeling city is served by 71 churches — about one congregation for every 339 residents.

Churches near Island Christian Church

• Way Memorial Church — 0.1 mi away
• Blessed Trinity Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Thomson United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Lukes-on-the Island Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Bridgeport, OH
• Newbridge Church — 0.5 mi away
• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran — 0.5 mi away in Bridgeport, OH
• Grace Harvester Church — 0.6 mi away