West Helena Baptist Church

The community around West Helena Baptist 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. Nearly half of 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: 54.2%
• Obesity: 51.3%
• Food Insecurity: 40.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.8%
• Poverty Rate: 36.9% (27.1–46.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.3%
• Diabetes: 22.5%
• Unemployment: 18.4% (5.7–31.1%)
• Social Isolation: 39.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Depression: 23.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%

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 West Helena Baptist Church

• West Helena United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Power House Cogic — 0.2 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Church of God of Prophecy — 0.2 mi away
• West Helena Church of the Nazarene — 0.3 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Hope Church — 0.4 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Faith Outreach Church — 0.7 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Helena-West Helena 2nd Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away