Forrest Hill Church

The community around Forrest Hill Church

It takes 4.6 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Obesity: 46.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.9%
• Food Insecurity: 29.5%
• Diabetes: 21.6%
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
• Poverty Rate: 16.2% (9.5–22.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (2.9–12.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Forrest Hill Church

• Fontaine Creek Church — 1.6 mi away in Emporia, VA
• Jerusalem Church — 2.6 mi away in Emporia, VA
• Rocky Mount Church — 2.9 mi away in Emporia, VA
• Diamond Grove Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away
• Macedonia Church — 3.6 mi away in Emporia, VA
• Spring Church — 4.6 mi away
• Wings of Faith Church — 5.2 mi away
• Ebenezer Church — 5.2 mi away in Emporia, VA
• Hobbs Chapel — 5.4 mi away in Lawrenceville, VA
• Round Hill Church — 5.4 mi away in Emporia, VA