New Jerusalem Church

The community around New Jerusalem Church

It takes 3.9 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 nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 46.8%
• Food Insecurity: 27.8%
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.3%
• Poverty Rate: 26.6% (16.5–36.7%)
• Diabetes: 17.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.3%
• Depression: 25.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
• 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 Jerusalem Church

• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church — 3.5 mi away
• Oak Ridge Church — 3.6 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 3.8 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — 4.6 mi away
• True Vine Baptist Church — 4.6 mi away
• Faith Baptist Church — 4.7 mi away
• The Family Church — 5.1 mi away
• Sardis Church — 5.2 mi away
• Bethlehem Church — 5.8 mi away
• Hurricane Creek Church — 6.8 mi away in Dodson, LA