Jefferson Church

The community around Jefferson Church

It takes 6.6 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 46.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.2%
• Food Insecurity: 27.4%
• Diabetes: 20.2%
• Social Isolation: 35.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
• Child Poverty: 25.9% (9.6–42.2%)
• Poverty Rate: 19.4% (9.2–29.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Jefferson Church

• Shell Chapel — 0.7 mi away
• Wheeler Chapel — 0.7 mi away
• Oak Grove Church — 1.2 mi away
• Wattensaw Church — 1.3 mi away
• Shady Grove Church — 3 mi away in Star City, AR
• Mount Olive Church — 3.4 mi away in Star City, AR
• Belmont Church — 3.5 mi away
• Pilgrims Rest Church — 3.7 mi away
• Bright Star Church — 3.8 mi away in Star City, AR
• Canaan Church — 4.4 mi away in Star City, AR