Jerusalem Church

The community around Jerusalem Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 79.4%
• Obesity: 53.5%
• Poverty Rate: 47.7%
• Food Insecurity: 41.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.5%
• Diabetes: 20.7%
• Unemployment: 12.7% (5.5–20.0%)
• Social Isolation: 37.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Forrest City city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 554 residents.

Churches near Jerusalem Church

• Taylors Chapel CME Church — 1.4 mi away
• Union Grove Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
• Church of God Forest City — 1.6 mi away
• Lane Chapel CME Church — 1.9 mi away
• Forrest City Church of God — 1.9 mi away
• Becks Spur Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Pilgrims Rest Church — 2.1 mi away
• Saint Paul Church — 2.1 mi away
• Rusty Nails Cowboy Church — 2.2 mi away
• Day's Temple Church of God in Christ — 2.2 mi away