Attapulgus Church of God

The community around Attapulgus Church of God

It takes 4.5 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 say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.6%
• Child Poverty: 40.3% (22.4–58.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 32.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
• Diabetes: 20.6%
• Obesity: 43.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.2% (11.8–24.5%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
• Poverty Rate: 21.3% (12.4–30.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
• Unemployment: 6.6% (2.3–10.9%)

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

Churches near Attapulgus Church of God

• Attapulgus United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Attapulgus Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Morning Star M.B. Church — 0.5 mi away
• Bethel AME Church — 1 mi away
• Bethel A M E Church — 1 mi away
• New Jerusalem Church — 1.1 mi away
• Smith Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Mount Olive AME Church — 3 mi away
• Old St. Paul Church — 3.1 mi away
• St Paul Primative Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away