Saint Helena Church

The community around Saint Helena Church

It takes 5.8 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 the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 33.9%
• Poverty Rate: 32.5% (20.7–44.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 32.1%
• Unemployment: 22.1% (10.2–34.0%)
• Diabetes: 21.5%
• Obesity: 44.1%
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.0%
• Depression: 24.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.3%

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

Churches near Saint Helena Church

• Mitchell Church — 2.5 mi away
• Mount Pilgrim Church — 3.3 mi away in Liberty, MS
• Darlington United Methodist Church — 3.4 mi away
• Center Church — 4.4 mi away
• Red Bluff Church — 5.3 mi away
• Mount Vernon Church — 5.4 mi away in Liberty, MS
• Amite River Church — 5.5 mi away in Liberty, MS
• Church of God — 5.6 mi away in Liberty, MS
• Venable Church — 5.6 mi away
• Black Creek Church — 5.9 mi away