New Light Church

The community around New Light Church

It takes 6.7 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter 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.

• Obesity: 45.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
• Food Insecurity: 27.6%
• Diabetes: 18.1%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
• Depression: 25.8%
• Poverty Rate: 21.5% (14.3–28.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.5%

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

Churches near New Light Church

• Oak Hill Church — 3.2 mi away
• Old Rock Spring Church — 3.5 mi away
• River Valley Church — 3.8 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Church — 3.9 mi away
• Oak Grove Church — 3.9 mi away
• Union Church — 4.4 mi away
• Israelite Church — 5.1 mi away
• Rock Spring Church — 5.9 mi away
• Bright Morning Star Church — 5.9 mi away in Ida, LA
• Immanuel Church — 6.3 mi away