Parson Church

The community around Parson Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 52.3% (33.3–71.3%)
• Depression: 32.2%
• Unemployment: 14.5% (1.9–27.2%)
• Obesity: 40.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.4%
• Diabetes: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.3% (9.8–22.8%)
• Poverty Rate: 19.0% (9.9–28.2%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%

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

Churches near Parson Church

• Victory Hill Church — 0.2 mi away
• Lighthouse Church — 0.3 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• Shepherd's Rock Bible Church — 0.4 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• Gravelly Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• Gospel Tabernacle — 0.5 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• The Church of Jesus Christ — 0.5 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• Gravelly Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• The Church Of Jesus Christ — 0.6 mi away in Kingsport, TN
• Washington Chapel — 0.6 mi away
• Way of Life Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Kingsport, TN