Pleasant Joy Church

The community around Pleasant Joy 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 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: 64.1%
• Obesity: 51.8%
• Food Insecurity: 41.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.9%
• Poverty Rate: 38.5% (27.1–49.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.8%
• Diabetes: 23.0%
• Unemployment: 16.4% (3.2–29.6%)
• Social Isolation: 39.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%

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

Churches near Pleasant Joy Church

• Pleasant Joy Church — 1.2 mi away in Helena-West Helena, AR
• United Pentecostal Church — 1.6 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Upper Room Pentecostal Church — 1.6 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Twin City Church of Christ — 1.7 mi away in West Helena, AR
• West Acres Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Saint Matthews Church — 1.9 mi away in Helena-West Helena, AR
• Wycamp Missionary Church — 2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 2 mi away in West Helena, AR
• The Church of the Living God — 2 mi away in West Helena, AR
• Power House Church of God In Christ — 2 mi away in West Helena, AR