Pettis Memorial Church

The community around Pettis Memorial Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 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: 62.0%
• Obesity: 51.9%
• Food Insecurity: 42.0%
• Poverty Rate: 39.6% (28.8–50.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.2%
• Diabetes: 22.9%
• Unemployment: 18.3% (4.8–31.8%)
• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%

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

Helena-West Helena city is served by 22 churches — about one congregation for every 67 residents.

Churches near Pettis Memorial Church

• First Baptist Church — 0 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Power House Church of God In Christ — 0.1 mi away in West Helena, AR
• True Vine Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Helena-West Helena 2nd Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• The Church of the Living God — 0.6 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Second Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Greater Power House Cogic — 0.8 mi away in West Helena, AR
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.8 mi away
• West Helena United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away