Oasis of Love

The community around Oasis of Love

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 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 more than a third 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 52.9%
• Food Insecurity: 43.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.0%
• Poverty Rate: 36.7% (23.4–50.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 31.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.6%
• Diabetes: 18.8%
• Unemployment: 16.8% (4.3–29.2%)
• Child Poverty: 39.6% (21.8–59.1%)
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Depression: 29.5%

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

Jackson city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 2,856 residents.

Churches near Oasis of Love

• St. John's United Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Community A M E Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Zion Church of Deliverance — 0.3 mi away
• Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• St. Mary Star of the Sea — 0.4 mi away
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• Found Church — 0.5 mi away
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
• Jackson Summit Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away