Saint Michaels Church

The community around Saint Michaels 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 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Child Poverty: 55.9% (37.7–74.3%)
• Obesity: 45.9%
• Food Insecurity: 26.9%
• Diabetes: 20.2%
• Social Isolation: 36.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.4%
• Poverty Rate: 20.9% (11.8–30.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.1%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (0.3–16.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Michaels Church

• Hunter Chapel — 1.5 mi away
• Mount Sinai Church — 2.3 mi away in Newbern, AL
• Bethlehem Church — 2.6 mi away in Gallion, AL
• Gallion Baptist Church — 3.2 mi away in Gallion, AL
• Greers Church — 3.3 mi away
• Alex Chapel — 3.7 mi away in Newbern, AL
• Oak Grove Baptist Church — 4 mi away in Gallion, AL
• Faunsdale Presbyterian Church — 4.2 mi away
• Gallion Baptist Church — 4.3 mi away in Gallion, AL
• Saint Andrews Church — 4.3 mi away in Gallion, AL