Compass South

Compass South is a Southern Baptist church at 149 Rorie St in Batesville, AR 72501-7799. It is one of 87 churches in Batesville, and one of 4 Southern Baptist congregations in the city.

Above all, we believe the primary banner over our church is Jesus. The church belongs to Him and exists for His glory.

Compass South is a gospel-centered church located south of the river in Independence County.

149 Rorie St, Batesville, AR, 72501-7799

Service times

  • Thursday 5:15am · mornings

Website: https://www.compasssouth.org/

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The community around Compass South

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 44.2%
  • Social Isolation: 35.3%
  • Child Poverty: 31.4% (14.4–48.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.6%
  • Depression: 28.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 23.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.9% (12.0–25.7%)
  • Unemployment: 9.8% (2.2–17.5%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.0% (12.1–29.8%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.4%
  • Diabetes: 14.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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