Mount Temah Chapel

The community around Mount Temah Chapel

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 46.8%
• Social Isolation: 40.4%
• Food Insecurity: 33.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
• Diabetes: 18.4%
• Child Poverty: 38.9% (20.6–57.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (17.0–40.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
• Depression: 26.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Unemployment: 7.8% (1.2–15.6%)

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

Churches near Mount Temah Chapel

• Newness of Life Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Wood Chapel — 0.5 mi away
• Harris Chapel — 1.3 mi away
• Lighthouse Church — 2.5 mi away
• Faith Temple Church — 2.6 mi away
• Leonard Chapel — 2.8 mi away
• Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 3 mi away
• Israelite Church — 3.2 mi away
• Mother of Perpetual Help Church — 3.3 mi away in Amite, LA
• Baygall Church — 3.3 mi away in Amite, LA