Pleasant Star Church

The community around Pleasant Star Church

It takes 6.8 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
• Food Insecurity: 27.8%
• Diabetes: 18.8%
• Obesity: 41.7%
• Social Isolation: 35.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.8%
• Poverty Rate: 19.1% (11.3–26.8%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.9% (8.6–19.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%
• Unemployment: 6.3% (2.0–10.6%)

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

Churches near Pleasant Star Church

• Magnolia Church — 0.9 mi away
• Guiding Star Church — 1.3 mi away
• Eastern Star Church — 3.6 mi away
• Daniels Chapel — 4.4 mi away
• Silver Lake Church — 5.6 mi away in Hollandale, MS
• Zion Traveler Church — 5.7 mi away in Hollandale, MS
• Canyon Hill Church — 5.9 mi away in Hollandale, MS
• Glen Allan Methodist Church — 6.1 mi away in Glen Allan, MS
• Saint Johns Church — 6.1 mi away
• Strangers Home Church — 6.1 mi away in Hollandale, MS