Encounter Missions

The community around Encounter Missions

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 33.1% (22.4–43.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
• Obesity: 43.0%
• Depression: 29.8%
• Diabetes: 16.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Encounter Missions

• Calvary Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Paintsville Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Michael Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mountain Community Fellowship — 0.5 mi away
• First Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Highland Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Paintsville — 0.8 mi away
• House of Refuge Place for New Beginnings — 0.8 mi away
• Paintsville First Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
• Mayo Memorial United Methodist — 0.9 mi away