Perry Chapel Mission Church

The community around Perry Chapel Mission Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 75.5%
• Obesity: 51.0%
• Food Insecurity: 49.2%
• Poverty Rate: 43.5% (28.3–58.7%)
• Social Isolation: 43.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 33.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.5%
• Diabetes: 26.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Unemployment: 9.8% (2.3–18.1%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.1% (7.3–21.0%)

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

Bessemer city is served by 71 churches — about one congregation for every 425 residents.

Churches near Perry Chapel Mission Church

• Saint Peter Primitive Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Blessed Assembly Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• First Alliance Church of Bessemer — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Bessemer — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Beulah Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Perfecting Reconciliation Church International — 0.4 mi away
• Calvary Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church of Bessemer — 0.4 mi away