Desoto Parish

The community around Desoto Parish

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 53.2%
• Food Insecurity: 46.9%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.1%
• Poverty Rate: 33.4% (20.9–46.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.2%
• Diabetes: 25.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.0%
• Unemployment: 10.5% (3.7–17.2%)
• Depression: 25.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

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

Churches near Desoto Parish

• Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Eastside Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• East Side Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• New East Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
• Higher Ground Ministries — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Luke Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Baptist Church-mansfield — 0.5 mi away
• Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away