Pleasant Grove Church

The community around Pleasant Grove Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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: 50.2%
• Child Poverty: 45.3% (30.5–60.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 45.0%
• Social Isolation: 40.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.7%
• Poverty Rate: 37.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.4%
• Diabetes: 23.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
• Unemployment: 10.0% (4.8–15.2%)
• Depression: 26.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Pleasant Grove Church

• Rayville Baptist Christian — 1 mi away
• Westside Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 1.7 mi away
• Jones Chapel — 1.7 mi away
• Rayville Methodist Church — 1.8 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Mt Zion Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Woodlawn Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away
• First Calvary Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away
• Saint Paul Church — 2.2 mi away