Rivers of Joy Ministries

The community around Rivers of Joy Ministries

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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. 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: 49.1%
• Poverty Rate: 34.3% (22.6–46.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 32.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.0%
• Diabetes: 21.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Child Poverty: 31.2% (16.6–45.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.5%
• Depression: 25.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%

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

Churches near Rivers of Joy Ministries

• Full Gospel Temple — 0.7 mi away
• Jonesboro church of Christ — 1.4 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Jonesboro United Methodist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Jonesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Grace Community Church — 2.1 mi away
• Center Point Methodist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Hodge United Pentecostal Church — 2.5 mi away in Hodge, LA
• Hodge Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away in Hodge, LA
• Shady Grove Church — 2.7 mi away