Shady Acres Church

The community around Shady Acres Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 90.3%
• Obesity: 52.7%
• Food Insecurity: 48.1%
• Poverty Rate: 48.0% (36.0–60.0%)
• Social Isolation: 41.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 33.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.2%
• Diabetes: 24.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.0%
• Unemployment: 10.7% (0.8–22.0%)
• Depression: 26.6%

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

Churches near Shady Acres Church

• Westside Baptist Church Ferriday — 0.6 mi away
• Mt Sinai Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Greater Saint Reed Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
• Rufus Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
• Sixth Street Church of God in Christ — 1.4 mi away
• Mercy Seat Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 1.6 mi away
• Evening Star Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Rosehill Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away