Shepherd Light Harvest Church

The community around Shepherd Light Harvest Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 27.8%
• Obesity: 41.7%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Child Poverty: 30.5% (13.6–47.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
• Poverty Rate: 24.0% (11.9–36.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.8% (9.8–25.9%)
• Diabetes: 17.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.0%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (0.3–16.6%)

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

Baxley city is served by 17 churches — about one congregation for every 159 residents.

Churches near Shepherd Light Harvest Church

• Harpers Chapel — 0.2 mi away
• Life Cathedral Mission — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Johns Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Fresh Start Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Faith Temple — 0.5 mi away
• New Jersey Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Baxley Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• The Rooftop Church — 0.7 mi away