Sandy Creek Church

The community around Sandy Creek Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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: 28.4%
• Social Isolation: 39.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Poverty Rate: 24.2% (12.2–36.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.2%
• Diabetes: 16.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Obesity: 38.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.6% (7.8–21.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) is served by 88 churches — about one congregation for every 1,398 residents.

Churches near Sandy Creek Church

• New Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Athens, GA
• New Covenant Worship Center — 1 mi away in Athens, GA
• New Covenant Athens — 1.2 mi away in Athens, GA
• New Beginning Non-Denominational Church — 1.8 mi away in Athens, GA
• Nimno AME Church — 2.4 mi away in Nicholson, GA
• Niemno Church — 2.4 mi away
• Clarke County Church of Christ — 2.4 mi away in Athens, GA
• Rhema Christian Fellowship — 2.5 mi away in Athens, GA
• New City Worship — 2.5 mi away in Athens, GA
• Holly Heights Chapel — 2.6 mi away