Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church

The community around Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

• Obesity: 47.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.1%
• Food Insecurity: 33.5%
• Diabetes: 18.9%
• Social Isolation: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
• Depression: 28.9%
• Poverty Rate: 25.8% (15.6–35.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
• Unemployment: 11.5% (3.3–19.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (5.7–17.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church

• Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
• Cornerstone Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• Sacred Heart Of Jesus Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Lee Chapel AME Church — 0.2 mi away
• Second Missionary Baptist Church - Morgan City, La — 0.2 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Zora Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
• New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ United — 0.7 mi away