Bethany Church

The community around Bethany Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 44.4% (28.1–60.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 25.3%
• Obesity: 41.9%
• Social Isolation: 35.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Poverty Rate: 22.8% (14.8–30.7%)
• Diabetes: 17.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
• Depression: 23.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.5%
• Unemployment: 6.9% (2.7–11.1%)

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

Churches near Bethany Church

• Building Faith Christian Center — 0.4 mi away
• Shiloh Church — 1 mi away
• Cool Spring Church — 1.1 mi away
• Grace Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
• First Evangelical Church — 2 mi away
• Gateway of Victory Life Changing Ministries International — 2.6 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• Roanoke Church — 2.7 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• River City Church — 2.9 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• Church of Christ — 2.9 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
• Lake View Park Church — 3 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC