New Gum Point Church

The community around New Gum Point Church

It takes 7.3 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.7%
• Food Insecurity: 25.5%
• Diabetes: 18.1%
• Obesity: 42.6%
• Social Isolation: 34.6%
• Poverty Rate: 22.6% (11.7–33.6%)
• Child Poverty: 29.8% (14.3–45.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Depression: 24.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near New Gum Point Church

• Old Gum Point Church — 0.4 mi away
• Old Saint Paul Church — 2.3 mi away
• Wynn Baptist Church — 2.4 mi away in Garland City, AR
• Galilee Church — 2.7 mi away
• Shady Grove Church — 2.8 mi away
• New Saint Paul Church — 3.2 mi away
• Saint James Church — 3.5 mi away
• Crossroads Church — 4 mi away
• Mourning Port Church — 4.7 mi away
• Lane Fort Church — 5.2 mi away in Texarkana, AR