Belt Temple Church of God in Christ

The community around Belt Temple Church of God in Christ

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 38.3%
• Poverty Rate: 35.3% (23.1–47.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.0%
• Diabetes: 19.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.8%
• Unemployment: 13.1% (0.0–27.0%)
• Obesity: 43.3%
• Social Isolation: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (5.5–21.9%)

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

Hattiesburg city is served by 74 churches — about one congregation for every 689 residents.

Churches near Belt Temple Church of God in Christ

• Rock of Ages Christian Fellowship Center — 0.2 mi away
• Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Antioch Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Martin Luther King Avenue Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bentley Chapel United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Pathway Christian Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
• Saint James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Holy Rosary Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• International House Of Prayer — 0.6 mi away