Bissic-Whittaker Christian Center

The community around Bissic-Whittaker Christian Center

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 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: 63.5% (46.8–80.2%)
• Obesity: 46.6%
• Social Isolation: 45.4%
• Poverty Rate: 45.0% (32.2–57.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 40.6% (29.8–51.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 29.0% (21.5–36.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 23.8% (17.6–30.5%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
• Depression: 27.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Bissic-Whittaker Christian Center

• Lewis Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Benedict Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Rocky Valley Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Community Enrichment Group — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Benedict Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Grambling Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• St Luke's Episcopal Chapel — 0.7 mi away
• Grambling Church of God & Christ — 1 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church of Grambling — 1.5 mi away in Ruston, LA