Jerusalem Church

The community around Jerusalem Church

It takes 5.1 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
• Food Insecurity: 30.1%
• Diabetes: 22.3%
• Obesity: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 37.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.8%
• Unemployment: 9.0% (3.2–15.1%)
• Child Poverty: 24.3% (9.8–38.7%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.5% (13.3–29.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (6.9–16.6%)

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

Churches near Jerusalem Church

• Saint Mary Church — 2.1 mi away
• Saint Matthew Church — 2.4 mi away
• Gilfield Church — 2.8 mi away
• Lakeshore Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away
• Cool Coosa Church — 3.6 mi away
• Saint John Church — 4.1 mi away
• Daughters of Zion Church — 5 mi away in Natchez, MS
• Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church — 5.7 mi away in Natchez, MS
• St Paul AME Church — 5.7 mi away in Natchez, MS
• Riverside Church — 5.7 mi away in Natchez, MS