Belcher Chapel

The community around Belcher Chapel

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 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: 82.5%
• Obesity: 46.9%
• Poverty Rate: 45.7% (30.7–60.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.1%
• Food Insecurity: 31.3%
• Diabetes: 21.9%
• Social Isolation: 34.9%
• Depression: 28.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.8%
• Unemployment: 8.7% (2.8–14.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%

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

Churches near Belcher Chapel

• Pennington Gap Church of God — 0.7 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• First Christian Church — 0.9 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• Grace Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• First Baptist Church of Pennington Gap — 0.9 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• First United Methodist Church — 1 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• Wells Chapel Church — 1.1 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• Beech Hill Church — 1.1 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• Calvary Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away in Pennington Gap, VA
• Admant Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Rocklick Church — 1.6 mi away