Mexia Church

The community around Mexia Church

It takes 4.1 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: 31.1%
• Food Insecurity: 28.4%
• Diabetes: 18.7%
• Obesity: 43.7%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
• Unemployment: 9.5% (1.6–17.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Depression: 24.0%
• Poverty Rate: 21.9% (14.0–29.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (6.6–20.7%)

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

Churches near Mexia Church

• Mexia Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away
• Salem Church — 1.8 mi away
• Lilly Church — 2.1 mi away
• Mexia AOH Church — 2.4 mi away in Monroeville, AL
• Oak Grove Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away
• Old Salem Baptist Church — 3.2 mi away
• Bright Morning Star Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away
• Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church — 3.9 mi away
• Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church — 4 mi away
• Empowerment Tabernacle — 4.2 mi away