East Jerusalem Church

The community around East Jerusalem Church

In the few miles around this church, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.0% (8.3–31.8%)
• Unemployment: 12.7% (4.8–20.6%)
• Obesity: 42.7%
• Social Isolation: 34.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
• Food Insecurity: 22.2%
• Diabetes: 16.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
• Depression: 25.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%

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

Churches near East Jerusalem Church

• Lees Creek Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
• Bogalusa First Church — 1.2 mi away
• Cornerstone Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
• Edgewood Missionary Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
• Church of United Faith — 2 mi away
• Church of God — 2 mi away
• Shiloh Faithway Missionary Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away
• Memorial Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Antioch Holiness Church of Christ — 2.5 mi away