Old Chapel

The community around Old Chapel

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

• Social Isolation: 46.2%
• Poverty Rate: 44.3% (30.5–58.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
• Depression: 26.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 15.1%

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

Churches near Old Chapel

• Fulton Chapel — 0.1 mi away in University, MS
• Paris-Yates Chapel — 0.3 mi away in University, MS
• The Orchard — 0.4 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Saint John Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Rebels for Christ — 0.4 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Peace Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Ole Miss BSU — 0.5 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Oxford First UMC — 0.6 mi away in Oxford, MS
• Second Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Oxford, MS
• First Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in Oxford, MS